fourgram
An n-gram consisting of four items from a sequence.

fourgrams
plural of fourgram

fractalkine
The human form of the chemokine protein

fractalkines
plural of fractalkine

fractoluminescence
The emission of light from fractured crystals; a form of triboluminescence.

fracton
A collective quantized vibration on a substrate with a fractal structure; the fractal analogue of a phonon.

fractons
plural of fracton

fragaceatoxin
Any of a class of hemolytic proteins present in the sea anemone Actinia fragacea

fragaceatoxins
plural of fragaceatoxin

fragmentography
The isolation and analysis of fragments of ions produced by mass spectrometry

fraktaline
A chemokine involved in chemical signalling in the immune system.

fraktalkine
Alternative form of fractalkine.

fraktalkines
plural of fraktalkine

frankenfruit
A fruit produced by genetic engineering.

frankenfruits
plural of frankenfruit

fravashi
The Zoroastrian concept of a personal spirit of an individual, whether dead, living, or not yet born. It is the home of the urvan or soul, which is sent into the material world to fight the battle of good versus evil and returns upon death.

fravashis
plural of fravashi

fredaine
A prank; an escapade.

fredaines
plural of fredaine

freijo
The wood of Cordia alliodora.

frenatin
Any of a group of peptides in the skin of the white-lipped tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata).

frenatins
plural of frenatin

frenuloplasties
plural of frenuloplasty

frenuloplasty
Plastic surgery of the frenulum.

freon
Any of several nonflammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R-23.
A gaseous ozone-depleting refrigerant.
A chlorofluorocarbon.

freons
plural of freon

frontalin
The bicyclic pheromone 1,5-dimethyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane

fronton
A pediment.
A two-walled or single-walled court used as a playing area for Basque pelota.

frontons
plural of fronton

frontoon
Alternative form of fronton (“a pediment”).

frontoons
plural of frontoon

fructansucrase
Any sucrase that produces a fructan

fructansucrases
plural of fructansucrase

fructation
The nonenzymatic reaction of proteins with fructose

fructofuranose
The furanose form of fructose

fructofuranoses
plural of fructofuranose

fructofuranosidase
An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a fructofuranoside

fructofuranosidases
plural of fructofuranosidase

fructohydrolase
Any hydrolase that removes a terminal fructose moiety from a polysaccharide

fructooligosaccharide
Any of a class of oligosaccharides composed of fructose molecules, used as sweeteners.

fructopyranose
The pyranose form of fructose.

fructopyranoses
plural of fructopyranose

fructosaccharide
Any carbohydrate that contains one or more fructosyl groups

fructosaccharides
plural of fructosaccharide

fructosamine
A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).

fructosamines
plural of fructosamine

fructose
A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

fructoses
plural of fructose

frusta
plural of frustum

frustose
Misspelling of fructose.

frustrum
Misspelling of frustum.

frustulin
A protein associated with the biomineralisation of the frustulum of diatom cell walls

frustulins
plural of frustulin

frustum
A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base.
A portion of a sphere, or in general any solid, delimited by two parallel planes.

frustums
plural of frustum

frutose
Archaic form of fructose

fubarite
A rock that has been brecciated, metamorphosed, or otherwise transformed to the point where its origin cannot be recognized.

fucan
A polymeric sulfate of fucose, found in some seaweeds

fucans
plural of fucan

fuchsin
Alternative spelling of fuchsine.

fuchsine
A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C₂₀H₁₉N₃·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour.

fuchsines
plural of fuchsine

fuchsins
plural of fuchsin

fucoidanase
An enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (1->2)-alpha-L-fucoside linkages in fucoidan without release of sulfate.

fucoidanases
plural of fucoidanase

fucoidin
Any of a group of fucosan sulfates present in brown algae of the genus Fucus.

fucoidins
plural of fucoidin

fucolectin
Any lectin that binds fucose

fucolectins
plural of fucolectin

fucolipid
any glycolipid

fucolipids
plural of fucolipid

fucopentaose
A pentose composed of five fucose moities

fucopentaoses
plural of fucopentaose

fucopyranose
The pyranose form of fucose.

fucopyranoses
plural of fucopyranose

fucose
The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides

fucoses
plural of fucose

fucosidoses
plural of fucosidosis

fucosidosis
A rare autosomal-recessive disorder in which the enzyme fucosidase is not properly used in the cells to break down fucose.

fucosylactose
Misspelling of fucosyllactose.

fucosylate
To cause or to undergo fucosylation.

fucosylated
simple past and past participle of fucosylate

fucosylates
third-person singular simple present indicative of fucosylate

fucosyllactose
A fucosyl derivative of lactose

fucosyloligosaccharide
An oligomer of fucose.

fuculose
A deoxysugar related to tagatose

fucusol
An oily liquid, resembling and possibly identical with furfural, obtained from fucus and other seaweeds.

fuelwood
wood grown or felled for use as commercial fuel

fulgide
any of a class of photochromic cyclic acid anhydrides of dialkylidenesuccinic acid.

fulgides
plural of fulgide

fulgurite
Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material.

fulgurites
plural of fulgurite

fullerane
Any fully saturated fullerene

fulleranes
plural of fullerane

fullerenol
A polyhydroxylated derivative of a fullerene

fullerenols
plural of fullerenol

fulleride
a fullerene doped with a metal atom; some of them exhibit superconductivity

fullerides
plural of fulleride

fulleroid
Any of various compounds whose structure resembles that of a fullerene

fulleroids
plural of fulleroid

fullerol
Synonym of fullerenol.

fullerols
plural of fullerol

fumagillin
A complex biomolecule used as an antimicrobial agent.

fumarase
An enzyme that in the Krebs cycle acts as a catalyst for the reaction of water and fumarate to form L-malate.

fumarases
plural of fumarase

fumarine
An alkaloid extracted from fumitory, now thought equivalent to protopine.

fumarole
An opening in the ground that emits steam and gases due to volcanic activity.

fumaroles
plural of fumarole

fumaronitrile
The nitrile, N≡C-CH=CH-C≡N, derived from fumaric acid

fumerase
Misspelling of fumarase.

fumerole
Alternative form of fumarole.

fumeroles
plural of fumerole

fumiformamide
A sulfated-formyl xanthocillin analogue found in Aspergillus fumigatus.

fumigaclavine
Any of a group of antibacterial ergoline alkaloids present in Aspergillus fumigatus.

fumigaclavines
plural of fumigaclavine

fumitremorgen
Alternative form of fumitremorgin.

fumitremorgens
plural of fumitremorgen

fumitremorgin
Any of a class of tremorogenic metabolites of Aspergillus and Penicillium.

fumitremorgins
plural of fumitremorgin

funalenone
A collagenase inhibitor, 3,4,7,9-tetrahydroxy-2-methoxy-6-methyl-1H-phenalen-1-one, produced by Aspergillus niger or its close relatives.

funarose
Misspelling of furanose.

funazushi
A form of narezushi made with nigorobuna (or sometimes other carp), packed in salt and rice and aged for several years.

functionome
All the functions of the proteins encoded by a particular genome

functionomes
plural of functionome

fungisporin
A cyclopeptide composed of valine and phenylalanine residues

fungistat
A chemical or biological agent that stops fungi from reproducing.

fungistats
plural of fungistat

funkcore
An aggressive style of funk music influenced by rock or metal.