(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fevercup
fibrinopurulent
fibrinopurulent
adj
Relating to, or containing fibrin and pus
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
fibropolypus
fibropurulent
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
filipendula
filipendulous
filipendulous
adj
Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
filipuncture
filipuncture
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of passing wire into an aneurysmal cavity.
filoplumaceous
filoplumaceous
adj
(zoology) Having the structure of a filoplume.
filoplume
filoplume
noun
(zoology, archaic) A hair-like feather; a feather with a slender scape and without a web in most or all of its length.
filopodium
filopodium
noun
(cytology) A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell
finespun
finespun
adj
delicate and subtle, with fine detail
spun into a fine thread
fireplough
fireplug
fireplug
noun
A fire hydrant.
fireplugs
fireplugs
noun
plural of fireplug
firespout
fishpound
fissiparous
fissiparous
adj
(cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
Causing division or fragmenting something.
Factious, tending to break into pieces.
fissiparously
fissiparously
adv
In a fissiparous manner.
fissiparousness
fissiparousness
noun
The quality of being fissiparous.
fixup
fixup
noun
Alternative form of fix-up
fixups
fixups
noun
plural of fixup
flapmouthed
flavopurpurin
flavopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,6-trihydroxyanthraquinone
flophouse
flophouse
noun
(US, slang) A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
verb
To stay in a flophouse.
flophouses
flophouses
noun
plural of flophouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flophouse
floriparous
flump
flump
noun
(by extension) A fat out-of-shape person.
A type of large marshmallow.
The dull sound so produced.
verb
(intransitive) To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.
(transitive) To drop something heavily or with a dull sound.
flumped
flumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flump
flumping
flumping
verb
present participle of flump
flumps
flumps
noun
plural of flump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flump
fluophosphate
fluophosphate
noun
(chemistry) A double salt of fluoric acid and phosphoric acid.
fluorapatite
fluorapatite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium halophosphate mineral, in which fluoride replaces the hydroxide of apatite, that is mined as a phosphate ore, and occurs in the enamel of teeth.
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
fluorophosphate
fluorophosphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion
(organic chemistry) The functional group >PO₃F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group with a fluorine atom; any compound containing such a group
fluoroscope
fluoroscope
noun
(medicine) A device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen.
(now rare) A device used to measure the fluorescence of a solution.