10-letter words containing f, o
- 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
- fluoxetine — A synthetic compound that inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.
- flushboard — Alternative form of flashboard.
- flutemouth — any of several fish with a tubular snout
- fluxionist — a person who uses mathematical fluxions
- fly button — a button on the fly of a pair of trousers
- fly orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys insectifera, whose flowers resemble and attract certain wasps: found in wood margins and scrub on lime-rich soils
- flying fox — any large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of Old World tropical regions, having a foxlike head.
- flyposting — the posting of advertising or political bills, posters, etc in unauthorized places
- foam glass — cellular glass made by fusing powdered glass with carbon particles or other gas-generating material, used chiefly for industrial purposes.
- foamflower — a North American plant, Tiarella cordifolia, having a cluster of small, usually white flowers.
- focal area — (in dialect geography) an area whose dialect has exerted influence on the dialects of surrounding areas, as reflected in a set of isoglosses more or less concentrically surrounding it.
- focalizing — Present participle of focalize.
- fodderbeet — sugar beet used as fodder.
- 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.
- foetoscope — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of fetoscope.
- foetoscopy — Alternative form of fetoscopy.
- fog forest — the thick forest growth at fairly high elevations on tropical mountains, where there is a prevalence of clouds, high humidity, and mild temperature.
- fog signal — any of various types of signal used as a warning by vessels navigating in fog or mist.
- foilswoman — a woman who uses or specializes in using a foil
- foisonless — without strength; weak
- foliaceous — of, like, or of the nature of a plant leaf; leaflike.
- folic acid — a water-soluble vitamin that is converted to a coenzyme essential to purine and thymine biosynthesis: deficiency causes a form of anemia.
- folivorous — any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.
- folk dance — a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people. Compare court dance.
- folk magic — any attempt to practice charms, spells, etc., to control events or people.
- folk music — music, usually of simple character and anonymous authorship, handed down among the common people by oral tradition.
- folk weave — a type of fabric with a loose weave
- folkestone — a seaport in E Kent, in SE England, on the Strait of Dover.
- folklorico — Mexican folk dancing, especially a program or repertoire of such dances.
- folklorish — (colloquial) Typical or similar to folklore.
- folklorist — the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
- folksiness — friendly or neighborly; sociable.
- folksinger — A person who sings folk songs.
- folksonomy — a classification system derived from user-generated electronic tags or keywords that annotate and describe online content: Imprecise folksonomies can hinder information retrieval.
- follically — Alternative spelling of follicly.
- follicular — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.
- folliculin — estrone.
- follow out — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- followable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- followings — a body of followers, attendants, adherents, etc.
- followship — the practice of doing what other people suggest, rather than taking the lead