All English words - page 1431

Meanings of Fluorescent:

adjective

(of a substance) having or showing fluorescence.

Usage examples:

A fluorescent dye

noun

A fluorescent tube or lamp.

Usage examples:

When replacing standard fluorescents with efficient t8 lamps, it is necessary to replace the existi…

Meanings of Fluoresces:

verb

Shine or glow brightly due to fluorescence.

Usage examples:

The molecules fluoresce when excited by ultraviolet radiation

Meanings of Fluoridated:

adjective

Having had traces of fluorides added.

Usage examples:

Fluoridated toothpaste

verb

Add traces of fluorides to (something).

Usage examples:

The community had their tap water fluoridated

Meanings of Fluoridation:

noun

The action of adding fluoride (= a chemical that makes teeth stronger) to water or toothpaste

Usage examples:

Fluoridation has been found to benefit dental health., mass fluoridation has been blocked in severa…

Meanings of Fluoride:

noun

A compound of fluorine with another element or group, especially salt of the anion f− or an organic compound with fluorine bonded to an alkyl group.

Meanings of Fluoridise:

verb

Fluoridate.

Meanings of Fluoridised:

adjective

Containing (added) fluoride or fluorine; fluoridated; fluorinated.

Meanings of Fluoridize:

verb

Fluoridate.

Meanings of Fluoridized:

adjective

Containing (added) fluoride or fluorine; fluoridated; fluorinated.

Meanings of Fluorinate:

verb

Introduce fluorine into (a compound).

Usage examples:

For starters, i'd take all the compounds that got worse when i fluorinated them, and put this stuff…

Meanings of Fluorinating:

verb

Introduce fluorine into (a compound).

Usage examples:

For starters, i'd take all the compounds that got worse when i fluorinated them, and put this stuff…

Meanings of Fluorite:

noun

A mineral consisting of calcium fluoride which typically occurs as cubic crystals, colourless when pure but often coloured by impurities.

Usage examples:

A greisen is a quartz - mica aggregate containing significant amounts of cassiterite, wolframite, f…

Meanings of Fluorobenzene:

noun

A liquid with the odour of benzene, frequently used as a starting material in the synthesis of organic compounds.

Meanings of Fluorographic:

adjective

Involving or relating to fluorography; used in fluorography.

Meanings of Fluorography:

noun

Photography in which the image is formed by fluorescence, used chiefly in biomedical research.

Usage examples:

The gels were neutralized in 2 m tris for 5 min and subjected to fluorography by soaking for 30 min…

Meanings of Fluorometer:

noun

An instrument for measuring the intensity of fluorescence, used chiefly in biochemical analysis.

Usage examples:

The lamp intensity of the fluorometer was monitored for each sample.

Meanings of Fluoroscopes:

noun

An instrument with a fluorescent screen used for viewing x-ray images without taking and developing x-ray photographs.

Usage examples:

At the far end of the room was a door that we knew led into the testing area - full of fluoroscopes…

Meanings of Fluorouracil:

noun

(in full "5-fluorouracil") a fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil which inhibits dna synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy drug in the treatment of cancer.

Meanings of Fluors:

noun

Such a mineral containing fluorine; especially = "fluorspar".

Meanings of Fluosilicate:

noun

A salt of fluosilicic acid.

Meanings of Flurrying:

verb

(especially of snow or leaves) be moved in small swirling masses by sudden gusts of wind.

Usage examples:

Gusts of snow flurried through the door

noun

A small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind.

Usage examples:

A flurry of snow

Meanings of Flush:

verb

(of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

Rachel flushed angrily

noun

A reddening of the face, skin, etc., typically caused by illness or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

A flush of embarrassment rose to her cheeks

adjective

Completely level or even with another surface.

Usage examples:

The gates are flush with the adjoining fencing

adverb

So as to be level or even.

Usage examples:

The screw must fit flush with the surface

Meanings of Flushable:

adjective

Able to be got rid of down the toilet

Usage examples:

Wipe up the spill with flushable paper and dispose of it in the toilet., we use nappies with a flus…

Meanings of Flushed:

adjective

(of a person's skin) red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

Her flushed cheeks

verb

(of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

Rachel flushed angrily

Meanings of Flushing:

verb

(of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

Rachel flushed angrily

proper noun

A port in the south-western netherlands; population 44,798 (2008).