| flame ionization | Pyrolysis of organic compounds at the temperature of a hydrogen-air flame to produce ionic intermediates which can be collected and the resulting ion current measured by gas chromatography. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| flame retardants | Materials applied to fabrics, bedding, furniture, plastics, etc. To retard their burning; many may leach out and cause allergies or other harm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| flame spots | Haemorrhagic areas occurring in the nerve fibre layer of the retina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flaming | 1. Emitting flames; afire; blazing; consuming; illuminating. 2. Of the colour of flame; high-coloured; brilliant; dazzling. "In flaming yellow bright." 3. Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flamingo | Origin: Sp. Flamenco, cf. Pg. Flamingo, Prov. Flammant, F. Flamant; prop. A p.pr. Meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its colour. See Flame. <zoology> Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their colour is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. Ruber; the European is P. Antiquorum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flammable | The property of burning readily and quickly. Synonym: inflammable. Origin: L. Flamma, flame (05 Mar 2000) |
| flammable anaesthetic | An inhalation anaesthetic that supports combustion and forms explosive mixtures with oxidizing gases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flanel | A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture. Adam's flannel. <botany> See Adam. Canton flannel, Cotton flannel. See Cotton flannel, under Cotton. Origin: F. Flanelle, cf. OF. Flaine a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. Gwlanen flannel, fr. Gwlan wool; prob. Akin to E. Wool. Cf. Wool. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flange | That part of the denture base which extends from the cervical ends of the teeth to the border of the denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flange contour | The design of the flange of a denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flank | <anatomy> The posterior part of the body below the ribs abd above the ilium (upper portion of the pelvis). (27 Sep 1997) |
| flank bone | <anatomy> The upper and largest, part of the bony pelvic girdle (iliac wing). The ilium articulates on its inner aspect with the sacrum (sacroiliac joint). (27 Sep 1997) |
| flank incision | An incision usually made near and parallel to the twelfth rib between the iliac crest on the lower side and the ribs on the upper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flank position | A lateral recumbent position, but with the lower leg flexed, the upper leg extended, and convex extension of the upper side of the body; used for nephrectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flanking region | <molecular biology> The DNA sequences extending on either side of a specific locus or gene. (09 Oct 1997) |
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Synonyms : Infections, Flaviviridae, Flaviviridae Infection, Infection, Flaviviridae
Synonyms : Arbovirus, Group B, Arboviruses, Group B, Flaviviruses, Group B Arbovirus, Group B Arboviruses
Synonyms : Infections, Flavivirus, Flavivirus Infection, Infection, Flavivirus
| flax |
fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
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| flaccidity |
flabbiness: a flabby softness
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| flatulence |
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal turgidity: pompously embellished language
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| flagellated |
flagellate: having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
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| flagellation |
whipping: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
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| FLA | smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other grasses |
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| FLA | a smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture releasing black masses of spores |
| FLA | a small railway station where the train stops only on a signal |
| FLA | an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions |
| FLA | an extreme bellicose nationalist |
| FLA | fanatically patriotic |
| FLA | a person who whips himself as a religious penance |
| FLA | a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification |
| FLA | protozoa having flagella |
| FLA | usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages |
| FLA | whip |
| FLA | having or resembling a flagellum or flagella |