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  • fibromuscular — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
  • fibrovascular — composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants: a fibrovascular bundle.
  • final curtain — end of a theatre performance
  • flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
  • floricultural — Of or pertaining to floriculture.
  • fluid-extract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
  • fluorographic — of or pertaining to fluorography
  • fluoroplastic — any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
  • flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
  • focal seizure — an epileptic manifestation arising from a localized anomaly in the brain, as a small tumor or scar, and usually involving a single motor or sensory mechanism but occasionally spreading to other areas and causing convulsions and loss of consciousness.
  • formulaically — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
  • formularistic — relating to formularization
  • fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
  • french guiana — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
  • french guinea — former name of Guinea.
  • fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
  • fulbright act — an act of Congress (1946) by which funds derived chiefly from the sale of U.S. surplus property abroad are made available to U.S. citizens for study, research, and teaching in foreign countries as well as to foreigners to engage in similar activities in the U.S.
  • functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
  • furaciousness — the quality of being furacious or thievish
  • futurity race — a race for two-year-old horses in which the entries are selected before birth
  • futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
  • gap insurance — GAP insurance pays the difference between what someone owes on their car loan and the actual cash value of the vehicle in the event that it is stolen or damaged.
  • gastric juice — the digestive fluid, containing pepsin and other enzymes, secreted by the glands of the stomach.
  • gastric ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
  • gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
  • gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
  • glass curtain — a transparent or translucent curtain covering the interior of a window opening.
  • glucaric acid — saccharic acid.
  • glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
  • glutamatergic — (biochemistry, neurology) Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
  • gnu c library — (library)   (glibc) The run-time library for the GNU C compiler, gcc, and others. glibc is the source code for libc.a. It is maintained separately from the compilers and is a superset of ANSI C and POSIX.1 and a large subset of POSIX.2. Mailing list: <[email protected]> (bugs).
  • good gracious — Some people say good gracious or goodness gracious in order to express surprise or annoyance.
  • graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
  • graticulation — the division of a design, plan, etc into squares in order to improve the accuracy of enlargement or reduction
  • great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
  • group captain — an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a wing commander but junior to an air commodore in the RAF and certain other air forces
  • gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • hairpin curve — A hairpin curve or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
  • halicarnassus — an ancient city of Caria, in SW Asia Minor: site of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
  • hallucinatory — pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions.
  • halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
  • haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
  • heavy cruiser — a naval cruiser having 8-inch (20.3-cm) guns as its main armament.
  • hermeneutical — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
  • heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
  • hippuric acid — a crystalline solid excreted in the urine of mammals. Formula: C9H9NO3
  • hire purchase — buying sth by instalments
  • hire-purchase — a system of payment for a commodity in regular installments while using it.
  • honoris causa — for the sake of honour
  • horticultural — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
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