| feller-buncher | A self-propelled machine that cuts trees with giant shears near ground level and then stacks the trees into piles to await skidding. (05 Dec 1998) |
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| fellinic | Of, relating to, or derived from, bile or gall; as, fellinic acid. Origin: L. Fel, fellis, gall. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fellow | <specialist> A medical doctor who has completed medical school, some training as a junior doctor and who is training for a specialised branch of medicine. Usually applied to doctors involved in research. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fellowships and scholarships | Stipends or grants-in-aid granted by foundations or institutions to individuals for study. (12 Dec 1998) |
| felltare | <zoology> The fieldfare. Origin: Cf. AS. Fealafor, and E. Fieldfare. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| felly | Origin: OE. Feli, felwe, felow, AS. Felg, felge; akin to D. Velg, G. Felge, OHG. Felga felly (also, a harrow, but prob. A different word), Dan. Felge. The exterior wooden rim, or a segment of the rim, of a wheel, supported by the spokes. Alternative forms: felloe] "Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel." (Shak) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| felodipine | <chemical> 4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid ethyl methyl ester. A dihydropyridine calcium antagonist with positive inotropic effects. It lowers blood pressure by reducing peripheral vascular resistance through a highly selective action on smooth muscle in arteriolar resistance vessels. The drug has natriuretic-diuretic effects and has been effective in the treatment of chronic cardiac failure and angina. Pharmacological action: anti-arrhythmia agents, calcium channel blockers, vasodilator agents. Chemical name: 3,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-, ethyl methyl ester (12 Dec 1998) |
| felon | <microbiology> A soft tissue infection of the finger tip. (27 Sep 1997) |
| felonwort | <botany> The bittersweet nightshade (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| felsite | <chemical> A finegrained rock, flintlike in fracture, consisting essentially of orthoclase feldspar with occasional grains of quartz. Origin: Cf. Feldspar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Felson, Benjamin | <person> U.S. Radiologist, 1913-1988. See: silhouette sign of Felson. (05 Mar 2000) |
| felspath | <chemical> See Feldspar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| felstone | <chemical> See Felsite. Origin: From G. Feldstein, in analogy with E. Felspar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| felt | 1. A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving. "It were a delicate stratagem to shoe A troop of horse with felt." (Shak). 2. A hat made of felt. 3. A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt. "To know whether sheep are sound or not, see that the felt be loose." (Mortimer) Origin: AS. Felt; akin to D. Vilt, G. Filz, and possibly to Gr. Hair or wool wrought into felt, L. Pilus hair, pileus a felt cap or hat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| feltwork | 1. A fibrous network. 2. A close plexus of nerve fibrils. See: neuropil. (05 Mar 2000) |