9-letter words containing f, o, m
- form feed — (character) (FF, Control-L, ASCII 12) The character used to start a new page on a printer. This is done by "feeding" a new page (or "form") through the printer.
- form nail — a nail used in building temporary structures, having a stop on its shank to prevent its being driven in all the way and to leave the head free for pulling.
- form room — a room in a school for a particular form or the room where a particular form register their attendance
- form stop — (in poured-concrete construction) a board placed across a form to retain concrete until it sets.
- form word — function word.
- formalise — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formalism — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formality — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- formalize — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formamide — (organic compound) The amide of formic acid HCO-NH2 or any N-substituted derivative; they are used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
- formating — Misspelling of formatting.
- formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- formative — giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding: a formative process in manufacturing.
- formatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- formatter — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- formboard — a board or slab serving as a form for poured concrete.
- formicant — (medicine,obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.
- formicary — an ant nest.
- formicate — To move like ants.
- formicide — A substance that kills ants.
- formulaic — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- formulary — a collection or system of formulas.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- formulise — formulate.
- formulism — adherence to or reliance on formulas.
- formulize — formulate.
- formylate — to introduce the formyl group into (an organic compound).
- forssmann — Werner [German ver-nuh r] /German ˈvɛr nər/ (Show IPA), 1904–79, German surgeon: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1956.
- fort drum — a military reservation in Watertown in N New York, approximately 10 miles (16 km) E of Lake Ontario.
- fort lamy — former name of N'Djamena.
- fort mims — Fort. Fort Mims.
- fort myer — a military reservation in N Virginia, N of Alexandria.
- fort-lamy — former name of N'Djamena.
- forthcame — Simple past form of forthcome.
- forthcome — To come forth.
- fortran m — Parallel extensions to Fortran with processes and channels by Ian Foster <[email protected]>.
- foursomes — Plural form of foursome.
- foveiform — shaped like a small pit or depression
- fowl mite — any of various mites parasitic in birds, usually bloodsucking and including the red fowl mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) and the northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum), both pests of poultry
- fra mauro — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 50 miles (80 km) in diameter.
- framboise — raspberry.
- framework — a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.
- free form — improvised style
- free from — not containing
- free-form — characterized by free form: free-form sculpture.
- freemason — a member of a widely distributed secret order (Free and Accepted Masons) having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.
- freewoman — a woman who is free or at liberty, esp one who is not a slave or serf
- frenotomy — The surgical cutting of the frenum.
- frogmarch — to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.