| AFORETIME | • aforetime adv. (Archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly. • aforetime adj. (Archaic) Former. • AFORETIME adv. in time past; formerly. |
| BEFOAMING | • befoaming v. Present participle of befoam. • BEFOAM v. to cover with foam. |
| DEFOAMING | • defoaming v. Present participle of defoam. • DEFOAM v. to remove foam from. |
| FIREWOMAN | • firewoman n. A female firefighter. • firewoman n. A female fireman (person who heats a steam engine). • FIREWOMAN n. a female firefighter. |
| FOAMINESS | • foaminess n. The state or quality of being foamy. • FOAMINESS n. being foamy. |
| FOGRAMITE | • FOGRAMITE n. an antiquated person or thing. |
| FORMALINE | • formaline n. Formaldehyde. • FORMALINE n. a 40 per cent solution of formaldehyde in water, used as a disinfectant, also FORMALIN. |
| FORMALISE | • formalise v. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of formalize. • FORMALISE v. to make formal, also FORMALIZE. |
| FORMALIZE | • formalize v. To give something a definite form; to shape. • formalize v. To give something a formal or official standing. • formalize v. To act with formality. |
| FORMAMIDE | • formamide n. (Organic chemistry) The amide of formic acid HCO-NH2 or any N-substituted derivative; they are used… • FORMAMIDE n. a colourless hygroscopic liquid used as a solvent. |
| FORMATIVE | • formative adj. Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something. • formative adj. Capable of forming something. • formative adj. (Biology) Capable of producing new tissue. |
| FORMIATES | • FORMIATE n. a salt of formic acid. |
| FORMICATE | • formicate v. To move like ants. • formicate v. To have a sensation like the movement of ants. • formicate adj. Ant-like. |
| FRAMBOISE | • framboise n. Raspberry liqueur. • FRAMBOISE n. (French) a brandy distilled from raspberries in the Alsace-Lorraine region. |
| GALEIFORM | • galeiform adj. Having the shape of a galea. • GALEIFORM adj. helmet-shaped. |
| MANIFESTO | • manifesto n. A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party. • manifesto v. (Intransitive) to issue a manifesto. • MANIFESTO n. a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer. |
| MEIOFAUNA | • meiofauna n. (Ecology) A type of interstitial fauna, such as psammon, found in rock fissures, between the grains… • MEIOFAUNA n. animals less than 1 mm and larger than 0.1 mm across. |
| MISFEASOR | • misfeasor n. A criminal or evildoer. • MISFEASOR n. one who commits a misfeasance. |
| ORIFLAMME | • oriflamme n. (History) The red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war. • oriflamme n. (Figuratively) Any banner, idea or principle which serves as a rallying point for those involved in a struggle. • oriflamme n. (Literary) Something resembling the banner of St Denis; a bright, shining object. |
| TAMOXIFEN | • tamoxifen n. (Pharmacology) A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist used in the treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer… • TAMOXIFEN n. a drug which inhibits the effects of oestrogen. |