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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.Requirement
Functional TestingnounMWESegment of security testing in which advertised security mechanisms of an information system are tested under operational conditions.Process
Functionalismnouna psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environmentverified
Functionality testingnounMWEA test designed to validate that a business process or activity accomplishes expected results.Process
Fundamentnounthe fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explainedverified
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.SystemRegulatedPCI
Fundusnoun(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its openingverified
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
Funeral-Residencenouna mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respectsverified
Fungusnounan organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matterverified
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
Funiculitisnouninflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord)verified
Funnel-Crest Rosebud OrchidnounMWEorchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lipverified
Furnacenounan enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.verified
Furnace RoomnounMWEa room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the buildingverified
Furnishingnoun(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livableverified
Furosemidenouncommonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edemaverified