| Futcher's line | A dorso-ventral line of pigmentation occurring symmetrically and bilaterally for about 10 cm along the lateral edge of the biceps muscle, seen in some blacks. Synonym: Voigt's lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Futcher, Palmer Howard | <person> U.S.-Canadian physician, *1910. See: Futcher's line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| futile cycle | <biochemistry> Any seqence of enzyme catalysed reactions in which the forward and reverse processes (catalysed by different enzymes) are consititutively active. Frequently used to describe the cycle of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of phosphatidyl inositol derivatives in cell membranes. (05 Jan 1998) |
| futurable | Capable of being future; possible to occur. "Not only to things future, but futurable." (Fuller) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| future | 1. Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come. "Lay the future open." 2. The possibilities of the future; used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him. 3. A future tense. To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks. Origin: Cf. F. Futur. See Future. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| futurist | 1. One whose chief interests are in what is to come; one who anxiously, eagerly, or confidently looks forward to the future; an expectant. 2. One who believes or maintains that the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is to be in the future. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |