Words starting with f

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f means: the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet

f means: the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates

f means: a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

f means: a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite

f clef means: a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff

f layer means: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission

f number means: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system

f region means: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission

f. d. roosevelt means: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

f. g. banting means: Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)

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a-ok means: in perfect condition or order

bassia scoparia means: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn

blue pickerel means: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes

broad-mindedly means: in a broad-minded manner

external body part means: any body part visible externally

foot-and-mouth disease means: acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs

garden cart means: a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels

ingloriously means: in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree

lanthanotidae means: stout-bodied lizards

laos means: a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949

larix means: larches

law-abiding means: (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs

neurontin means: an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles

otc market means: a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange

phycology means: the branch of botany that studies algae

polymethyl methacrylate means: a transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass

presbyter means: an elder in the Presbyterian Church

self-pride means: a feeling of pride in yourself

synaptomys cooperi means: of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada

tantra means: doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet