| FETOPROTEIN | • fetoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein. • FETOPROTEIN n. any of several fetal antigens present in the adult in some abnormal conditions. |
| FORCIPATION | • forcipation n. Torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers. • FORCIPATION n. torture by pinching with forceps. |
| FOREPOINTED | • forepointed v. Simple past tense and past participle of forepoint. • FOREPOINT v. to foreshadow. |
| FORTEPIANOS | • fortepianos n. Plural of fortepiano. • FORTEPIANO n. the eighteenth century name for an early type of piano; a fortepiano note. |
| PERFORATION | • perforation n. The act of perforating or the state of being perforated. • perforation n. Any opening in a solid object. • perforation n. (Medicine) An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture. |
| PIANOFORTES | • pianofortes n. Plural of pianoforte. • piano-fortes n. Plural of piano-forte. • PIANOFORTE n. (Italian) a large keyboard musical instrument. |
| POSTFORMING | • postforming v. Present participle of postform. • POSTFORM v. to shape subsequently. |
| PROFANATION | • profanation n. The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement. • PROFANATION n. the act or an instance of profaning. |
| PROFANATORY | • profanatory adj. Involving or relating to profanation. • PROFANATORY adj. tending to profane. |
| PROFOUNDEST | • profoundest adj. Superlative form of profound: most profound. • PROFOUND adj. very deep. |
| PUFTALOONAS | • PUFTALOON n. (Australian) a type of fried cake, eaten hot with jam, honey or sugar, also PUFFTALOONAS, PUFTALOONIES. |
| SPOONDRIFTS | • spoondrifts n. Plural of spoondrift. • spoon-drifts n. Plural of spoon-drift. • SPOONDRIFT n. the ocean spray which is blown by the wind, also SPINDRIFT. |
| TEASPOONFUL | • teaspoonful n. A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5 ml. • TEASPOONFUL n. the contents of a teaspoon. |
| THORNPROOFS | • thornproofs n. (Dated) Thornproof trousers. • THORNPROOFS n. garments that resist penetration by thorns. |