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Fumitory FamilynounMWEerect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heartverified
Function WordnounMWEa word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaningverified
Functional CalculusnounMWEa system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)verified
Functional DisordernounMWEdisorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identifiedverified
Functional drill/parallel testnounMWEThis test involves the actual mobilization of personnel at other sites in an attempt to establish communications and coordination as set forth in the BCP.verified
Functional GenomicsnounMWEthe branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their productsverified
Functional IlliteratenounMWEa person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needsverified
Functional Magnetic Resonance ImagingnounMWEa form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brainverified
Functional requirementsnounMWERequirements that must be met for the system to correctly fulfill its designed purpose.verified
Functional TestingnounMWESegment of security testing in which advertised security mechanisms of an information system are tested under operational conditions.verified
Functionality testingnounMWEA test designed to validate that a business process or activity accomplishes expected results.verified
Functionally IlliterateadjectiveMWEhaving reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needscandidate
Fundamental AnalysisnounMWE(stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategyverified
Fundamental InteractionnounMWE(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fieldsverified
Fundamental MeasurenounMWEone of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurementverified
Fundamental QuantitynounMWEone of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurementverified
Fundamentals AnalysisnounMWE(stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategyverified
funds transfer terminalnounMWEAn information processing device used for the purpose of executing deposit account transactions between financial institutions and their customers by either the direct transmission of electronic impulses or the recording of electronic impulses for delayed processing.verified
Funeral ChapelnounMWEa mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respectsverified
Funeral ChurchnounMWEa mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respectsverified
Funeral HomenounMWEa mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respectsverified
Funeral ParlornounMWEa mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respectsverified
Funeral ParlournounMWEa mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respectsverified
Fungus KingdomnounMWEthe taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstoolsverified
Funicular RailwaynounMWEa railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending carsverified
Funnel-Crest Rosebud OrchidnounMWEorchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lipverified
Furnace RoomnounMWEa room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the buildingverified
Fusee DrivenounMWEa spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspringverified
Fusel OilnounMWEa mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquorsverified
Fusible MetalnounMWEan alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fusesverified
Fusion BombnounMWEa nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form heliumverified
Fusion CookingnounMWEcooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisinesverified
Fusion ReactornounMWEa nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energyverified
Future DatenounMWEa particular day in the future that is specified as the time something will happenverified
Future PerfectnounMWEa perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the futureverified
Future Perfect TensenounMWEa perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the futureverified
Future ProgressivenounMWEa progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the futureverified
Future Progressive TensenounMWEa progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the futureverified
Futures ContractnounMWEan agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future dateverified
Fuzzy LogicnounMWEa form of mathematical logic in which truth can assume a continuum of values between 0 and 1verified