any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium
fixed oil
Noun
nonvolatile animal or plant oil
fatty oil
Noun
nonvolatile animal or plant oil
fusel oil
Noun
a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors
fossil oil
Noun
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
fibrinolysin
Noun
an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots
fresh water
Noun
water that is not salty
freshwater
Noun
water that is not salty
fibrinogen
Noun
a protein present in blood plasma
factor I
Noun
a protein present in blood plasma
fluorescein
Noun
a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted
fluoresceine
Noun
a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted
fluorescent dye
Noun
a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted
fluorescein isothiocyanate
Noun
a fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence
fluorescein isocyanate
Noun
a fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence
fluorochrome
Noun
any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens
fetoprotein
Noun
any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer
foetoprotein
Noun
any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer
factor IV
Noun
ion of calcium
factor V
Noun
a coagulation factor
fat-soluble vitamin
Noun
any vitamin that is soluble in fats
factor VII
Noun
a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K
factor VIII
Noun
a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A
factor IX
Noun
coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B
factor X
Noun
coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors
factor XI
Noun
coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency
factor XII
Noun
coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood
fibrinase
Noun
in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot
factor XIII
Noun
in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot
flaxseed
Noun
the seed of flax used as a source of oil
false topaz
Noun
a yellow quartz
flaxseed oil
Noun
a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints
factor II
Noun
a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin
factor III
Noun
an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
firewood
Noun
wood used for fuel
folate
Noun
a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
folic acid
Noun
a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
folacin
Noun
a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
face time
Noun
work time spent at the location of or in the presence of other people
flowers of zinc
Noun
oxide of zinc
fast time scale
Noun
(simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one
fourth dimension
Noun
the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
future date
Noun
a particular day in the future that is specified as the time something will happen