FINGERPLATES | • fingerplates n. Plural of fingerplate. • FINGERPLATE n. a plate to protect a door from dirty fingers. |
FLANNELGRAPH | • flannelgraph n. A board covered with flannel fabric used as a backdrop when telling stories to children, the characters… • FLANNELGRAPH n. a display board covered with flannel or felt, on which letters, pictures, etc. backed with material will stick when pressed against it. |
FLAVOPROTEIN | • flavoprotein n. (Biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases. • FLAVOPROTEIN n. a protein which serves as an electron carrier in the electron transfer chain. |
FOREPLANNING | • foreplanning v. Present participle of foreplan. • FOREPLAN v. to plan beforehand. |
FRANCOPHILES | • francophiles n. Plural of francophile. • Francophiles n. Plural of Francophile. • FRANCOPHILE n. a lover of France and French things, also FRANCOPHIL. |
FRANKPLEDGES | • frankpledges n. Plural of frankpledge. • frank-pledges n. Plural of frank-pledge. • FRANKPLEDGE n. a system of sureties under Old English law by which each adult member of a tithing was held responsible for the good conduct of the others. |
LEAPFROGGING | • leapfrogging n. The act of one who leapfrogs. • leapfrogging n. (Economics, business) The idea that small and incremental innovations lead the dominant firm to stay… • leapfrogging v. Present participle of leapfrog. |
PERFOLIATION | • PERFOLIATION n. the state of being perfoliate. |
PLACENTIFORM | • placentiform adj. (Botany) Having the shape of a placenta, or thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle. • PLACENTIFORM adj. cake-shaped. |
PLATFORMINGS | • PLATFORMING n. a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst. |
PREFERENTIAL | • preferential adj. Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference. • preferential adj. Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their… • PREFERENTIAL adj. showing preference. |
PREFLORATION | • prefloration n. (Botany) The arrangement (vernation) of floral parts in a bud. • PREFLORATION n. the manner in which the petals and sepals are folded in the flower-bud. |
PREFOLIATION | • prefoliation n. (Botany) Vernation (arrangement within a bud) of leaves. • PREFOLIATION n. the manner in which the leaf is folded within the leaf bud, vernation. |
PROFESSIONAL | • professional n. A person who belongs to a profession. • professional n. A person who earns their living from a specified activity. • professional n. (Euphemistic) A prostitute. |
SULFORAPHANE | • sulforaphane n. (Organic chemistry, medicine) An antimicrobial compound, 1-isothiocyanato-4-methylsulfinylbutane, that… |
SUPERFRONTAL | • superfrontal adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the upper part of the frontal lobe of the brain. • superfrontal n. A cloth placed over the top of an altar, often hanging down a few inches over the frontal. • SUPERFRONTAL n. a covering hanging over the upper edge of an altar frontal. |
TRYPAFLAVINE | • trypaflavine n. An acridine dye thought to be identical with flavine or acriflavine. • TRYPAFLAVINE n. another name for acriflavine. |
UNPROFITABLE | • unprofitable adj. Not making a profit. • UNPROFITABLE adj. not profitable. |
UNPROFITABLY | • unprofitably adv. In an unprofitable manner. • UNPROFITABLE adv. not profitable. |