| folly | Origin: OE. Folie, foli, F. Folie, fr. Fol, fou, foolish, mad. See Fool. 1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind. 2. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery. " What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill." (Shak) 3. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness. "[Achan] wrought folly in Israel." (Josh. Vii. 15) "When lovely woman stoops to folly." (Goldsmith) 4. The result of a foolish action or enterprise. " It is called this man's or that man's "folly," and name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for long after years." (Trench) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Foltz' valvule | A fold of mucous membrane in the lacrimal canaliculus at the lacrimal punctum. Synonym: Foltz' valvule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Foltz, Jean | <person> French anatomist and ophthalmologist, 1822-1876. See: Foltz' valvule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| folylpoly-alpha-glutamate synthetase | <enzyme> Synthesises alpha-carboxyl-linked folylpolyglutamates Registry number: EC 6.3.2.- Synonym: fpa glutamate synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| folylpolyglutamate synthetase | <enzyme> Catalyze the formation of amide bond between gamma-carboxyl of a folate and amino group of glutamic acid folate; any folic acid including polyglutamates Registry number: EC 6.3.2.17 Synonym: folylpoly-gamma-glutamate synthetase, folylpolyglutamate synthase, tetrahydrofolylpolyglutamate synthase (26 Jun 1999) |