10-letter words containing f, o, u, r
- flower bug — any of several bugs of the family Anthocoridae that live on flowers and are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.
- flugelhorn — a brass wind instrument with three valves, usually pitched in B flat and used especially in military bands.
- fluoborate — a salt of fluoboric acid.
- fluoboride — (chemistry) Any borofluoride.
- fluocerite — (mineral) A cerium fluoride mineral found in Sweden.
- fluohydric — (chemistry) hydrofluoric.
- fluorenone — (organic compound) An aromatic compound with the chemical formula C13H8O, produced from fluorene via oxidation and used in the manufacture of antimalaria drugs.
- fluoresced — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoresce.
- fluorescer — something that fluoresces; a fluorescent substance
- fluoresces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoresce.
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- fluoridise — fluoridate
- fluoridize — to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
- fluorinate — to treat or combine with fluorine.
- fluoroform — (organic compound) The haloform CHF3 that is the fluorine analogue of chloroform.
- fluorophor — Alternative form of fluorophore.
- fluorotype — an early form of photograph produced on paper treated with sodium fluoride
- flushboard — Alternative form of flashboard.
- foederatus — A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
- folivorous — any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.
- follicular — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.
- food court — a space, as in a shopping mall, with a concentration of fast-food stalls and usually a common eating area.
- food group — any of the categories into which different foods may be placed according to the type of nourishment they supply, such as carbohydrates or proteins
- food truck — a truck or van from which food is sold, as to people on the street.
- footguards — foot soldiers with ceremonial duties
- force pump — a pump that delivers a liquid under pressure, so as to eject it forcibly.
- forcefully — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- forclosure — Alternative form of foreclosure.
- forecourse — the lowermost sail on a square-rigged foremast; a square foresail.
- forecourts — Plural form of forecourt.
- foreground — the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background).
- forejudged — Simple past tense and past participle of forejudge.
- forerunner — predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor.
- forfeiture — an act of forfeiting.
- forfeuchen — worn out; exhausted
- forgetfull — Archaic form of forgetful.
- form genus — an artificial taxonomic category including species, especially of fossil forms, grouped together on the basis of morphological resemblance.
- form tutor — teacher assigned to a class
- formulated — Simple past tense and past participle of formulate.
- formulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formulate.
- formulator — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- formulised — formulate.
- formulized — Simple past tense and past participle of formulize.
- fortuities — Plural form of fortuity.
- fortuitism — the doctrine that evolutionary adaptations are the result of chance
- fortuitous — happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
- forty-four — a cardinal number, 40 plus 4.
- foudroyant — striking as with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling.
- foundering — (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
- founderous — likely to cause foundering; miry; swampy.