| farmer | One who farms; as: One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground; a tenant. One who is devoted to the tillage of the soil; one who cultivates a farm; an agriculturist; a husbandman. One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect, either paying a fixed annuual rent for the privilege; as, a farmer of the revenues. <chemical> The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown. Farmer-general [F. Fermier-general], one to whom the right of levying certain taxes, in a particular district, was farmed out, under the former French monarchy, for a given sum paid down. Farmers' satin, a light material of cotton and worsted, used for coat linings. The king's farmer, one to whom the collection of a royal revenue was farmed out. Origin: Cf. F. Fermier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Farmer's lung | <chest medicine> Type III hypersensitivity response to Micropolyspora faeni, a thermophilic bacterium found in mouldy hay. (18 Nov 1997) |
| farmer's skin | Dry, wrinkled skin with presence of dry premalignant keratoses; observed most commonly in fair-skinned, blue-eyed persons who are exposed by occupation or sport to sunshine for prolonged periods and over many years. Synonym: golfer's skin, sailor's skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| farmeress | A woman who farms. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| farming | Pertaining to agriculture; devoted to, adapted to, or engaged in, farming; as, farming tools; farming land; a farming community. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| farnesal dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Requires nad+ Registry number: EC 1.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| farnesal hydratase | <enzyme> Converts farnesol to farnesal and 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrofarnesal Registry number: EC 4.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| farnesene alcohol | <chemical> A colourless liquid extracted from oils of plants such as citronella, neroli, cyclamen, and tuberose. It is an intermediate step in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in verterbrates. It has a delicate odour and is used in perfumery. Chemical name: 2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| farnesol | <chemical> A colourless liquid extracted from oils of plants such as citronella, neroli, cyclamen, and tuberose. It is an intermediate step in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in verterbrates. It has a delicate odour and is used in perfumery. Chemical name: 2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| farnesol dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Requires nad+ Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| farnesyl pyrophosphatase | <enzyme> Catalyses conversion of farnesyl pyrophosphate to pyrophosphate and farnesol Registry number: EC 3.6.1.- Synonym: fppase (26 Jun 1999) |
| farnesyl pyrophosphate | The pyrophosphoryl derivative of farnesol; a key intermediate in the synthesis of steroids, dolichol, ubiquinone, prenylated proteins, and haem a. (05 Mar 2000) |
| farnesylation | <biochemistry> The farnesyl group is the linear grouping of three isoprene units. It is specifically attached to proteins that contain the C terminal motif CAAX by cleavage and addition to the SH group of C, the free carboxylate group is also methylated. Believed to act as a membrane attachment device. (18 Nov 1997) |
| farnesylgeranyl diphosphate synthase | <enzyme> A prenyltransferase which synthesises c25-prenyl diphosphate; distinct from geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (EC 2.5.1.29); can use geranylgeranyl diphosphate as a substrate Registry number: EC 2.5.1.- Synonym: fgpp synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| farnesylpyrophosphate cyclase | <enzyme> Converts farnesylpyrophosphate to pentalenene; consider also trichodiene synthetase Registry number: EC 5.5.- Synonym: fpp cyclase, pentalenene synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| far infrared |
The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between the middle infrared and microwaves. This covers the wavelength range approximately from 15 m to 1 mm, but usage varies.
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| farinaceous |
mealy, resembling flour in form or smell.
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| farad |
The unit for capacitance. A capacitor that stored one coulomb of charge with one volt across it will have a value of one farad.
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| farad |
unit of capacitance. One farad is defined as the capacitance between two plats with 1 volt applied and charged by 1 coulomb.
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| faraday |
Siemens Brothers of London built the world's first ship designed specifically for laying cables. It was named after Michael Faraday, a pioneer of electrical technology.
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| FAR | the food and drink that are regularly consumed |
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| FAR | a paying (taxi) passenger |
| FAR | the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance |
| FAR | eat well |
| FAR | proceed or get along |
| FAR | increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance |
| FAR | (British) a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same |
| FAR | state of perfection |
| FAR | the act of departing politely |
| FAR | an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting |
| FAR | of a speech expressing leave-taking |
| FAR | highly imaginative but unlikely |