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Fetishnouna form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the bodyverified
Fetishismnounsexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)verified
Fetoproteinnounany of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancerverified
Fetoscopenouna stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeatverified
Fetoscopynounprenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal bloodverified
Fetterbushnounshowy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbelverified
Fetusnounan unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animalverified
Fever TreenounMWEornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating feververified
Feverfewnounbushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower headsverified
Feverrootnouncoarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowersverified
Fiatnouna legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)verified
Fiat MoneynounMWEmoney that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specieverified
Fibernounthe inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactionsverified
Fiber Optic CablenounMWEa cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of lightverified
Fiberboardnounwallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheetsverified
Fiberscopenouna flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organsverified
Fibrenounthe inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactionsverified
Fibre channelnounMWEA high performance serial link supporting its own, as well as higher-level protocols such as the small computer system interface, high performance parallel interface framing protocol and intelligent peripheral interface. The Fibre Channel standard addresses the need for very fast transfers of large amounts of information. The fast (up to 1 Giga byte per second) technology can be converted for LAN technology by adding a switch specified in the Fibre Channel standard that handles multipoint addressing. Fibre Channel gives users one port that supports both channel and network interfaces, unburdening the computers from large number of input and output (I/O) ports. Fibre Channel provides control and complete error checking over the link.Network
Fibre Optic CablenounMWEa cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of lightverified
Fibreboardnounwallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheetsverified
Fibrillationnounmuscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordinationverified
Fibrinnouna white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clotsverified
Fibrinasenounin the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clotverified
Fibrinolysisnouna normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clotsverified
Fibrinopeptidenounpeptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the bloodverified
Fibrocartilagenouncartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissueverified
Fibrous Dysplasia of BonenounMWEa disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesionsverified
Fibrous-Rooted BegonianounMWEany of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous rootsverified
Fibrovascular BundlenounMWEa unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloemverified
Fibulanounthe outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankleverified
Fictional CharacternounMWEan imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)verified
Fictionalisationnouna literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fictionverified
Fictionalizationnouna literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fictionverified
Fictitious CharacternounMWEan imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)verified
Fictitious NamenounMWE(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporationverified
FiddleheadnounNew World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green frondsverified
Fiddlehead FernnounMWENew World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green frondsverified
Fiddlenecknounhairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowersverified