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  • extrapyramidal — Relating to or denoting nerves concerned with motor activity that descend from the cortex to the spine and are not part of the pyramidal system.
  • family therapy — the psychotherapeutic treatment of more than one member of a family simultaneously at the same session, based on the assumption that problems can best be understood and corrected by observing the interaction of family members and identifying methods for improving their interrelationships.
  • feather pillow — soft headrest stuffed with feathers
  • fertile period — the time during a woman's menstrual cycle at which she is most likely to become pregnant, or the equivalent time for an animal
  • fiddle pattern — a pattern of spoon or fork having a handle that narrows abruptly from a broad, flat upper part and terminates with a pronounced shoulder above the bowl or tines.
  • fifth republic — the republic established in France in 1958, the successor to the Fourth Republic.
  • file separator — (character)   (FS) ASCII character 28.
  • film projector — an optical instrument in which a strip of film is wound past a lens at a fixed speed so that the frames can be viewed as a continuously moving sequence on a screen or wall
  • first republic — the republic established in France in 1792 and replaced by the First Empire in 1804.
  • flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
  • flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
  • flat-bed press — a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
  • flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
  • frontoparietal — of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.
  • frontotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal bones or lobes.
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
  • gilbert patten — Gilbert ("Burt L. Standish") 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.
  • granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
  • grapefruitlike — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
  • graphite cloth — a nonwoven fabric made by embedding carbon fibers in a plastic bonding material, used in layers as a substitute for sheet metal, as in the construction of aircraft wings.
  • great plantain — a N temperate plant, Plantago major, which has a rosette of broad leaves and a slender spike of small greenish flowers: family Plantaginaceae
  • greek alphabet — the alphabetical script derived from a Semitic alphabet by way of the Phoenicians, used from about the 8th century b.c. for the writing of Greek, and forming the basis of many other scripts, including Latin and Cyrillic. The letters of the Greek alphabet are: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu1 , xi, omicron, pi1 , rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi1 , psi1 , omega.
  • group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
  • gunpowder plot — an unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics.
  • gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
  • gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
  • halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
  • health problem — ailment or disorder
  • helicopter dad — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
  • helicopter mom — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
  • helicopter pad — landing area
  • hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
  • hephthemimeral — of or relating to a hephthemimer
  • heroic couplet — a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, especially one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style, as, Know then thyself, presume not God to scan / The proper study of Mankind is Man.
  • herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
  • herpetologists — Plural form of herpetologist.
  • heterophyllous — having different kinds of leaves on the same plant.
  • heteroplasties — Plural form of heteroplasty.
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • horn of plenty — cornucopia.
  • hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
  • hyper-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
  • hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
  • hyperbatically — in a hyperbatic manner
  • hypercatalexis — the addition of one or more syllables after the final foot in a line of verse.
  • hypercorrectly — In a hypercorrect manner.
  • hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
  • hyperexcitable — an excessive reaction to stimuli.
  • hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
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