Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z flossy Resembling floss. flosulide A cyclooxygenase inhibitor. FLOT forward line of own troops, front line flota A fleet, especially a fleet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed every year from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, in Mexico, to transport to Spain products from Spanish America. flotage The state of floating. flotant Represented as flying (fluttering) or floating mid-air or in water. flotate To float. flotation A state of floating, or being afloat. flotational Pertaining to flotation. flotative Of or relating to flotation. flote A wave. flotel A ship converted to a permanently moored hotel. floterial Of an electoral district composed of two or more towns or precincts due to an inability of either town to produce a sufficient constituency for its own representation. flother A miry bog. flotilla A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships. flotillin Any of a group of proteins responsible for creating ordered platforms (or rafts) of lipids. flotorial Being or relating to a supplementary legislative district that exists for the purpose of balanced representation of the populations of other districts. flotsam Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck. flotten skimmed Flottum A surname from Norwegian. flotufolastat A molecule used in positron emission tomography imaging for prostate cancer. flounce To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner. flounced Having flounces; ruffled. flouncer One who flounces. flouncey Dated spelling of flouncy. flouncily In a flouncy manner. flounciness The state or quality of being flouncy flouncing A flounce (strip of decorative material). flouncingly In a flouncing manner. flouncy Moving with a flounce (“a bouncy, exaggerated manner; an act of departing in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself”). flounder A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus). flounderer One who flounders, who behaves clumsily without direction. floundering That flounders. flounderingly In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles. flounderish that flounders; that moves with awkward struggles flounderlike Resembling a flounder. flounderling A small or young flounder flounders A surname. flour Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry. flourily In a floury manner. flouriness The state or condition of being floury. flourish To thrive or grow well. flourishable Able or fit to be flourished. flourished Decorated with flourishes. flourisher One who flourishes. flourishing Growing, thriving, prospering. flourishingly In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow. flourishly In a flourishing way. flourishment The act or state of flourishing. flourishy flourishing; characterised by flourishes flourless Without flour; made without the use of flour. flourlike Resembling flour. flourman A man who sells flour. flourmill Any gristmill. Flournoy A surname. floursack A sack for flour. floury Resembling flour. flouse To splash. flout To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action. flouter A person who flouts. flouting The act by which something is flouted. floutingly With flouting; insultingly. flovagatran A thrombolytic drug. flow Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude. flowability Quality or degree of (fluids and loose particulate solids) being flowable. flowable That is able to flow. flowage A flowing or overflowing of liquid. flowant That which flows; fluid flowback The flowing backward of a fluid. flowcharter A software program that generates flow charts. flowcharting The design and construction of flowcharts. flowcytometric Relating to flow cytometry. flowcytometrically By means of flow cytometry flowdown The process by which something flows downward. flowe A surname. flower A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction. flowerage flowers, considered collectively or in general. flowerbed A part of a garden or park where flowers are grown. Flowerdale A locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia. Flowerdew A surname from Old French. flowered That has produced flowers. flowerer Something (originally a plant) that flowers (often in a specified manner, or at a specified time) floweret A floret, or small or component flower flowerful flowery, abundant in flowers. flowerhorn A brightly-coloured ornamental cichlid with a distinctive nuchal hump. flowerily In a flowery way. floweriness The quality of being flowery. flowering The period of time during which a plant is in flower. flowerkind Flowers, taken collectively. flowerless Without flowers. flowerlessness The absence of flowers. flowerlet A little flower. flowerlike Resembling a flower, especially in shape flowerling A small flower; a flowerlet. flowerly Resembling a flower; flowery Flowerminx Synonym of Kilominx. flowerness The quality of being a flower. flowerpecker Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar. flowerpicking The act of picking flowers. flowerpiece A flower arrangement flowerpiercer Any of the tropical birds in the genus Diglossa, found in Central and South America. flowerpot A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown. flowerpotful As much as a flowerpot will hold. flowerprint A design or pattern with flowers as the main focus. flowers A surname. flowery Pertaining to or characteristic of flowers. flowgram An image in Standard flowgram format flowgraph A diagram indicating flow, as of a signal or an algorithm flowgraphy The production of flowgraphs, especially of blood flow flowing The action of the verb to flow flowingly In a flowing manner. flowingness A tendency to flow; fluency. flowkenuinely Synonym of lowkenuinely; genuinely; literally. flowkirkuinely Synonym of lowkenuinely. flowless Without flow. flowlessness Lack of flow. flowlike Having the properties of plastic flow flowline A large-diameter pipe that carries oil from the seabed to a drilling rig. flowmap A kind of diagram indicating flow through a process or system. flowmeter Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc. flowmetric Of or pertaining to flowmetry. flowmetrically By means of flowmetry. flowmetry The measurement of the flow of fluid. flown Suspended in the flies. flowoff Liquid that flows off or out of something. flowpath The path taken by a flowing fluid. flowrate The rate of flow, usually of a fluid, measured in either volume or mass per unit time. flowsheet flowchart flowsnake The Gosper curve. flowsorter A flow cytometer that sorts cells for subsequent analysis flowstone A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down the walls and along the floor of a cave. flowthrough flow (through a system or process) flowtime The time taken for completion of a flow of material (in an experiment). Flowton A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0846). flowtop The solid crust on a moving lava flow. flowy Flowing; able to flow. flox To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP". floxacillin flucloxacillin floxacrine A particular anthelminthic and antimalarial drug derived from quinacrine. floxuridine An antimetabolite drug, fluorodeoxyuridine, used in the treatment of colorectal cancer Floy A diminutive of the female given name Florence. Floyd A surname from Welsh, variant of Lloyd Floydada A city, the county seat of Floyd County, Texas, United States. Floyder To stroll around aimlessly as an aid to creativity. Floydering The act of strolling around aimlessly as an aid to creativity. Floydian Of or pertaining to the work of Robert Floyd, American mathematician and computer scientist. Floyer A surname. flu Influenza. fluacizine A phenothiazine derivative that is an antidepressant with sedative effects. fluanisone A typical antipsychotic and sedative of the butyrophenone chemical class.