12-letter words containing lu
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- fluorination — (chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
- fluorocarbon — any of a class of compounds produced by substituting fluorine for hydrogen in a hydrocarbon, and characterized by great chemical stability: used chiefly as a lubricant, refrigerant, fire extinguishing agent, and in industrial and other applications in which chemical, electrical, flame, and heat resistance is essential; banned as an aerosol propellant in the U.S. because of concern about ozone layer depletion.
- fluorochrome — any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to label biological material.
- fluorography — photofluorography.
- fluorometers — Plural form of fluorometer.
- fluorometric — Of, pertaining to, or measured using fluorometry.
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- fluoroscopes — Plural form of fluoroscope.
- fluoroscopic — of or relating to the fluoroscope or fluoroscopy.
- fluorouracil — a pyrimidine analog, C 4 H 3 FN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of certain cancers.
- fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
- fluphenazine — a potent tranquilizer, C 22 H 26 F 3 N 3 OS, derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders and for short-term treatment of acute anxiety.
- flush-decked — having a weather deck flush with the hull.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- flutter kick — a swimming kick in which the legs make rapid alternate up-and-down movements while the knees remain rigid, as in the crawl.
- flutter mill — a flutter wheel, especially a small one designed as a child's plaything.
- flutterballs — Plural form of flutterball.
- flutterboard — a kickboard.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- flux density — the magnetic, radiant, or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.
- flux linkage — the product of the magnetic flux and the number of turns in a given coil.
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- four-flusher — a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
- future value — the value that a sum of money invested at compound interest will have after a specified period
- gallup polls — a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.
- galusha grow — Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- gas bacillus — any of several pathogenic bacilli, especially of the genus Clostridium, that produce gas in infected tissue.
- gear cluster — an assembly of gears permanently attached to a shaft
- gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
- gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
- glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
- gluttonously — tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- hand luggage — carry-on baggage
- hectocotylus — a modified arm of the male of certain cephalopods that is used to transfer sperm to the female.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.