| AFORETHOUGHT | • aforethought adj. (Postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time. • AFORETHOUGHT n. a premeditation. |
| BURGLARPROOF | • burglarproof adj. As secure as possible against burglary. • BURGLARPROOF adj. protected against or designed to afford protection against burglary. |
| CAULIFLOROUS | • cauliflorous adj. (Botany) Having flowers on the stem. • CAULIFLOROUS adj. relating to cauliflory, the production of flowers on old stems from dormant buds. |
| CONFABULATOR | • confabulator n. One who confabulates. • CONFABULATOR n. one who confabulates. |
| CONFIGURATOR | • configurator n. (Computing) A small software application intended to assist in the configuration of a particular part of the system. • CONFIGURATOR n. an item of software that enables or assists in the configuration of a product. |
| DRAUGHTPROOF | • draughtproof adj. That prevents the entry of draughts. • draughtproof v. To seal an opening, so as to prevent the entry of draughts. • DRAUGHTPROOF v. to make proof against draughts. |
| FAUXBOURDONS | • FAUXBOURDON n. (French) a type of improvised polyphony, popular in England from the 15th century to the Reformation, also FABURDEN. |
| FLOCCULATORS | • flocculators n. Plural of flocculator. • FLOCCULATOR n. one who flocculates. |
| FLUORIDATION | • fluoridation n. (Chemistry) The act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water. • FLUORIDATION n. the act of fluoridating. |
| FLUORINATION | • fluorination n. (Chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction. • FLUORINATION n. the act of fluorinating. |
| FLUOROCARBON | • fluorocarbon n. (Chemistry) Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine. • FLUOROCARBON n. any of a series of compounds of fluorine and carbon. |
| FLUOROGRAPHY | • fluorography n. Photofluorography. • fluorography n. Visualisation of radiolabelled material. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
| FLUOROURACIL | • fluorouracil n. (Pharmacology) A fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C4H3FN2O2 which inhibits DNA synthesis and… • FLUOROURACIL n. a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base used as a neoplastic agent to treat some kinds of cancer. |
| FORMULATIONS | • formulations n. Plural of formulation. • FORMULATION n. an act or the product of formulating. |
| FOUNDATIONER | • foundationer n. (UK) One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school. • FOUNDATIONER n. a person supported from the funds or foundation of an institution. |
| FURAZOLIDONE | • furazolidone n. An antibacterial agent used to treat diarrhoea and enteritis caused by bacteria or protozoan infections. • FURAZOLIDONE n. an antimicrobial drug used against bacteria and some protozoa esp. in infections of the gastrointestinal tract. |
| NEUROFIBROMA | • neurofibroma n. (Medicine) A benign tumor composed of fibroblasts surrounding nerve cells. • NEUROFIBROMA n. a tumour of the nervous fibre. |
| OVERFAVOURED | • overfavoured v. Simple past tense and past participle of overfavour. • OVERFAVOUR v. to favour excessively. |
| REFOUNDATION | • refoundation n. The process of founding something anew. • REFOUNDATION n. the act of refounding. |
| THOROUGHFARE | • thoroughfare n. (Now rare except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through. • thoroughfare n. A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street. • thoroughfare n. (Uncountable) The act of going through; passage; travel, transit. |