| CORNFLOWERS | • cornflowers n. Plural of cornflower. • CORNFLOWER n. a beautiful blue-flowered cornfield weed of the Compositae. |
| ELECTROFORM | • electroform v. To manufacture by the electroforming process. • ELECTROFORM v. to form (shaped articles) by electrodeposition on a mold. |
| FLOORDROBES | • floordrobes n. Plural of floordrobe. • FLOORDROBE n. a pile of clothes left on the floor of a room. |
| FLOORWALKER | • floorwalker n. Alternative form of floor-walker. • floor-walker n. An employee in a large shop (especially a department store) who supervises sales staff and assists customers. • FLOORWALKER n. a person employed in a retail store to oversee the salespeople and aid customers. |
| FLORIFEROUS | • floriferous adj. (Botany) That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers). • FLORIFEROUS adj. bearing flowers. |
| FLUOROMETER | • fluorometer n. An instrument used to detect and measure fluorescence. • FLUOROMETER n. an instrument for measuring fluorescence, also FLUORIMETER. |
| FLUOROMETRY | • fluorometry n. (Chemistry, physics) An analytical technique that uses fluorescence to detect and identify small samples… • FLUOROMETRY n. measurement by fluorometer, also FLUORIMETRY. |
| FLUOROPHORE | • fluorophore n. (Biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence. • FLUOROPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for fluorescence. |
| FOOLHARDIER | • foolhardier adj. Comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy. • FOOLHARDY adj. recklessly brave. |
| FORECLOSURE | • foreclosure n. (Law) the proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments. • foreclosure n. (Psychoanalysis) The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis. • FORECLOSURE n. an act or instance of foreclosing. |
| FORLORNNESS | • forlornness n. The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness. • FORLORNNESS n. the state of being forlorn. |
| LADDERPROOF | • LADDERPROOF adj. of tights etc., not susceptible to laddering. |
| MACROFLORAE | • MACROFLORA n. (Greek) plants visible to the naked eye. |
| MICROFLORAE | • microflorae n. Plural of microflora. • MICROFLORA n. very small plants, not visible to the naked eye. |
| PILFERPROOF | • pilferproof adj. Designed to prevent pilfering (thieving), especially of a container. • PILFERPROOF adj. secure against pilfering. |
| PROFITEROLE | • profiterole n. A small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling. • PROFITEROLE n. (French) a small puff of choux pastry, usually filled with cream and covered with a chocolate sauce. |
| PROLIFEROUS | • proliferous adj. Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative. • proliferous adj. (Botany) producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers. • proliferous adj. (Zoology) reproducing by budding. |