| DESPAIRFUL | • despairful adj. Characterised by despair; hopeless. • DESPAIRFUL adj. (archaic) hopeless. |
| DISULFIRAM | • disulfiram n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make… • DISULFIRAM n. a compound used in the treatment of alcoholism. |
| FASCICULAR | • fascicular adj. Of or pertaining to a fascicle. • FASCICULAR adj. in bundles, also FASCICULATE, FASCICULATED. |
| FEBRICULAS | • febriculas n. Plural of febricula. • FEBRICULA n. a slight short fever, also FEBRICULE. |
| FLAVIVIRUS | • flavivirus n. Any arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus, many of which are transmitted by ticks or mosquitos. • Flavivirus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Flaviviridae – RNA viruses, mostly having arthropod vectors, which… • FLAVIVIRUS n. a virus of the Flaviridae family, which includes the virus responsible for yellow fever. |
| FLAVOURIST | • flavourist n. Alternative form of flavorist. • FLAVOURIST n. a person who creates flavourings for drinks, perfumes, etc., also FLAVORIST. |
| FOLIATURES | • FOLIATURE n. a cluster of foliage. |
| FRUGALISTA | • frugalista n. (Informal) A person (especially a woman) who is fashionable while being thrifty. • FRUGALISTA n. a person who tries to stay fashionably dressed on a budget. |
| FRUGALISTS | • frugalists n. Plural of frugalist. • FRUGALIST n. a person who is frugal. |
| FUNICULARS | • funiculars n. Plural of funicular. • FUNICULAR n. a cable railway ascending a mountain. |
| INFUSORIAL | • infusorial adj. Of, relating to, or containing infusoria. • INFUSORIAL adj. composed of or containing infusoria, also INFUSORY. |
| LANIFEROUS | • laniferous adj. Bearing or producing wool. • LANIFEROUS adj. wool-bearing, also LANIGEROUS. |
| LIFEGUARDS | • lifeguards n. Plural of lifeguard. • Life␣Guards prop.n. A regiment of the British army (part of the Household Cavalry). • LIFEGUARD v. to serve as a lifeguard. |
| LUCIFERASE | • luciferase n. (Biochemistry) Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin. • LUCIFERASE n. an oxidising enzyme in the luminous organs of certain animals that acts on luciferin to produce bioluminescence. |
| QUALIFIERS | • qualifiers n. Plural of qualifier. • QUALIFIER n. one who qualifies. |
| RAUWOLFIAS | • rauwolfias n. Plural of rauwolfia. • RAUWOLFIA n. a tropical tree or shrub used as source of various drugs, esp. the sedative reserpine. |
| SALIFEROUS | • saliferous adj. Yielding or containing salt; saliniferous. • SALIFEROUS adj. containing salt. |
| UNFLASHIER | • UNFLASHY adj. not flashy. |