(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dolichofacial
dolichofacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a long face.
dollarfish
dollarfish
noun
Peprilus triacanthus, the American butterfish.
dollarfishes
dollarfishes
noun
plural of dollarfish
faldworth
falsehood
falsehood
noun
(archaic, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.
(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
(uncountable) The property of being false.
falsehoods
falsehoods
noun
plural of falsehood
farmhold
fasthold
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
feldspathoid
feldspathoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
feldspathoidal
feldspathoidal
adj
(of a rock) Having feldspathoids.
feldspathose
feldspathose
Adjective
Containing feldspar.
fibrochondrosteal
flameholder
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flapmouthed
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
flashboard
flashboard
noun
(US) A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond above its usual level.
flashboards
flashboards
noun
plural of flashboard
flashflood
flashflood
noun
Alternative spelling of flash flood
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flashforwards
flashforwards
noun
plural of flashforward
floorhead
floorhead
noun
(nautical) Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
flowcharted
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
foalhood
foalhood
noun
The state or time of being a foal.
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardiest
foolhardiest
adj
superlative form of foolhardy: most foolhardy
foolhardihood
foolhardihood
noun
(obsolete) foolhardiness
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foolhardiness
foolhardiness
noun
The quality of being foolhardy.
foolhardinesses
foolhardinesses
noun
plural of foolhardiness
foolhardiship
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
foolhead
foolheaded
foolheadedness
forecastlehead
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
forehandsel
formaldehyd
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
frontosphenoidal
haddonfield
halfblood
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
halford
halfword
halfword
noun
(computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
halleflintoid
hallieford
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
heredofamilial
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
holdfast
holdfast
noun
(archaic, medicine) Actinomycosis.
(biology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
The aspect of a character that experiences destructive temptation.
holdfastness
holdfastness
noun
The ability to serve as a secure basis for attachment.
holdfasts
holdfasts
noun
plural of holdfast
hollowfaced
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydrofluate
hydrofluate
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A supposed compound of hydrofluoric acid and a base; a fluoride.
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydrosulfate
hydrosulfate
noun
(chemistry) Any sulfate of an organic base
hyperfastidiously
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
metaformaldehyde
metaformaldehyde
noun
(chemistry) 1,3,5-trioxane
nonfeldspathic
nonfeldspathic
adj
Not feldspathic.
offhandedly
offhandedly
adv
in an offhand manner
paraformaldehyde
paraformaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) A solid oligomer of formaldehyde that is used as a fumigant, and as a fixative in histology
photofloodlamp
pseudofaithful
pseudofaithfully
pseudofatherly
safehold
shacklefords
shadflower
shadflower
noun
Draba verna, a plant in the mustard family.
shuffleboard
shuffleboard
noun
(countable) The long, narrow board on which this game is played.
(uncountable) A game that involves sliding a puck or coin towards a target.
shuffleboards
shuffleboards
noun
plural of shuffleboard
softheadedly
softheadedly
adv
In a softheaded manner.
softheartedly
softheartedly
adv
In a softhearted manner; with sentimental tenderness.
standoffishly
standoffishly
adv
In a standoffish way.
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulfohydrate
thousandfold
thousandfold
adj
Having one thousand parts or members.
Multiplied by one thousand (1000), repeated a thousand times.