| FLUORAPATITE | • fluorapatite n. (Mineralogy) A calcium halophosphate mineral, in which fluoride replaces the hydroxide of apatite, that… • FLUORAPATITE n. a mineral consisting of calcium phosphate fluoride, the most common form of apatite. |
| FOOTPLATEMAN | • footplateman n. (UK, rail transport) A railway worker who is either a locomotive engineer or a fireman. • footplate␣man n. The engineer, or driver of a locomotive. • FOOTPLATEMAN n. a train driver or assistant. |
| FRACTOGRAPHY | • fractography n. The study of fracture surfaces of materials. • FRACTOGRAPHY n. the microscopic study of fractures in metal surfaces. |
| FRANCOPHOBIA | • Francophobia n. The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture. • Francophobia n. The hatred or fear of the presence of the French language and its native speakers. • FRANCOPHOBIA n. fear of France or the French. |
| HERPETOFAUNA | • herpetofauna n. Reptiles and amphibians as a group, especially those of a particular region or time period. • HERPETOFAUNA n. (Latin) snake life. |
| PACIFICATION | • pacification n. The process of pacifying. • PACIFICATION n. the act of pacifying. |
| PACIFICATORS | • pacificators n. Plural of pacificator. • PACIFICATOR n. a peacemaker. |
| PACIFICATORY | • pacificatory adj. Promoting peace; conciliatory. • PACIFICATORY adj. tending to make peace. |
| PALIFICATION | • palification n. The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm. • PALIFICATION n. the act of strengthening with stakes. |
| PANIFICATION | • panification n. Breadmaking. • PANIFICATION n. transformation into bread. |
| PARFOCALISED | • PARFOCALISE v. to make parfocal, also PARFOCALIZE. |
| PARFOCALISES | • PARFOCALISE v. to make parfocal, also PARFOCALIZE. |
| PARFOCALIZED | • parfocalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of parfocalize. • PARFOCALIZE v. to make parfocal, also PARFOCALISE. |
| PARFOCALIZES | • parfocalizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parfocalize. • PARFOCALIZE v. to make parfocal, also PARFOCALISE. |
| PARVIFOLIATE | • PARVIFOLIATE adj. of plants, having small leaves in comparison with the size of the stem. |
| PROFANATIONS | • profanations n. Plural of profanation. • PROFANATION n. the act or an instance of profaning. |
| PUFFTALOONAS | • PUFFTALOONAS n. (Australian) a type of fried cake, eaten hot with jam, honey or sugar, also PUFTALOON, PUFTALOONIES. |
| SAPONIFIABLE | • saponifiable adj. Suitable for use in soap production. • saponifiable adj. (Organic chemistry, of a lipid) That can be saponified. • SAPONIFIABLE adj. capable of being converted into soap. |
| SPARROWFARTS | • SPARROWFART n. (colloquial) the very early morning. |
| SULFORAPHANE | • sulforaphane n. (Organic chemistry, medicine) An antimicrobial compound, 1-isothiocyanato-4-methylsulfinylbutane, that… |