| AIRFOIL | • airfoil n. A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air. • airfoil n. A wing of an aircraft. • AIRFOIL n. part of an aircraft providing lift or control. |
| BIOFILM | • biofilm n. (Biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms. • BIOFILM n. a thin layer of microorganisms. |
| COIFING | • coifing v. Present participle of coif. • COIF v. to put the hair into a coif, also QUOIF. |
| FIBROID | • fibroid n. (Pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle. • fibroid n. (Pathology) A fibroma. • FIBROID n. a benign tumor, also FIBROMA. |
| FIBROIN | • fibroin n. (Biochemistry) A tough elastic protein that is the main component of silk and of spider’s webs. • FIBROIN n. an insoluble protein, also FIBRIN. |
| FICTION | • fiction n. (Literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. • fiction n. A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead). • fiction n. (Law) A legal fiction. |
| FIORINS | • fiorins n. Plural of fiorin. • FIORIN n. (Irish) a species of creeping bent grass. |
| FISSION | • fission n. The process whereby one item splits to become two. • fission n. (Physics) Short for nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles. • fission n. (Biology) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells. |
| FOILING | • foiling v. Present participle of foil. • foiling n. The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success. • foiling n. (Hunting) The track of game, such as deer, in the grass. |
| FOILIST | • foilist n. (Fencing) A fencer who fights with a foil. • FOILIST n. one who fences with a foil. |
| FOINING | • foining v. Present participle of foin. • FOIN v. to thrust with a spear or sword, also FOYNE. |
| ICONIFY | • iconify v. (Transitive) To make into an icon. • iconify v. (Transitive) To add icons to. • ICONIFY v. to reduce to an icon on a computer screen. |
| MAFIOSI | • mafiosi n. Plural of mafioso. • Mafiosi n. Plural of Mafioso. • MAFIOSO n. (Italian) a member of the mafia. |
| MILFOIL | • milfoil n. Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium. • milfoil n. Any of several similar pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea. • milfoil n. Any plants of the genus Myriophyllum; water milfoil. |
| MOTIFIC | • motific adj. Producing motion. • motific adj. Of or relating to a motif or motifs. • MOTIFIC adj. producing motion. |
| OMNIFIC | • omnific adj. Capable of making or doing anything; all-creating. • OMNIFIC adj. (Latin) unlimited in creative power. |
| ORIFICE | • orifice n. A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening. • ORIFICE n. an opening, esp. anatomical. |
| OSSIFIC | • ossific adj. Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone. • OSSIFIC adj. capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone. |
| POSITIF | • POSITIF n. (French) a feature on older organs, manually controlling soft stops. |
| TINFOIL | • tinfoil n. A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping. • tinfoil n. (Informal) aluminium foil. • tinfoil v. (Transitive) To cover in tinfoil. |