10-letter words containing u, f, o
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- foliaceous — of, like, or of the nature of a plant leaf; leaflike.
- folivorous — any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.
- folk music — music, usually of simple character and anonymous authorship, handed down among the common people by oral tradition.
- 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.
- fonticulus — a fontanelle of the cranium
- 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.
- food value — The food value of a particular food is a measure of how good it is for you, based on its level of vitamins, minerals, or calories.
- foodstuffs — a substance used or capable of being used as nutriment.
- foot fault — a fault consisting in the failure of the server to keep both feet behind the base line until the ball is hit or to keep at least one foot on the ground while hitting the ball.
- foot-pound — a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one pound when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-lb.
- 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.