fluid ounce |
in the US, a unit of capacity equal to one sixteenth of a pint or 29.57 milliliters. [2 definitions] |
fluke1 |
a triangular tip, as on an anchor or the head of a spear or arrow. [2 definitions] |
fluke2 |
that which is accidentally successful; stroke of good luck. |
fluke3 |
any of several flatfishes or flounderlike fishes. |
fluky |
(informal) resulting from chance; accidental or lucky. [2 definitions] |
flume |
a narrow gorge or ravine through which a stream flows. [3 definitions] |
flummery |
any of several soft, thick, bland foods, such as boiled oatmeal or custard. [2 definitions] |
flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
flung |
past tense and part participle of fling. |
flunk |
(informal) to be unsuccessful; fail, as a student in an examination or course. [3 definitions] |
flunk out |
(informal) to be dismissed from a school because of failing grades. |
flunky |
one who does unskilled, menial, or trivial tasks. [3 definitions] |
fluor |
calcium fluoride; fluorite. [2 definitions] |
fluoresce |
to exhibit, produce, or undergo radiation, esp. to emit visible light during or after exposure to radiation. |
fluorescence |
the giving off of electromagnetic radiation, esp. in the form of visible light, during or after exposure to radiation from another source such as ultraviolet light or x-rays. [2 definitions] |
fluorescent |
able to react to external radiation by emitting electromagnetic radiation, usu. in the form of visible light. |
fluorescent lamp |
a glass tube with a fluorescent coating on the inside that gives off light when the mercury vapor in the tube is bombarded with a stream of electrons. |
fluoridate |
to add a fluoride to (a water supply) in order to decrease or prevent tooth decay. |
fluoridation |
the introduction of controlled amounts of a fluoride into a public water supply as a preventative of tooth decay. |
fluoride |
a chemical compound that contains fluorine as one of its elements. |
fluorinate |
to treat, combine, or inject with fluorine. [2 definitions] |