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 fluter A flute player. flutework Fluted ornamentation; groovework. Fluther A surname. fluthered Very drunk. fluticasone A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories. flutily In a fluty way. flutina An early precursor to the diatonic button accordion, having one or two rows of treble buttons, configured to have the tonic of the scale, on the "draw" of the bellows. flutiness The state or condition of being fluty. fluting A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface. flutiorex The drug tiflorex. flutolanil A particular fungicide. flutonidine An alpha-adrenergic agonist. flutophone A small wind instrument, resembling the recorder or clarinet, used in elementary music education. flutoprazepam A benzodiazepine drug. flutriafol A particular fungicide. flutrimazole A broad-spectrum antifungal drug derived from imidazole, used for the topical treatment of superficial mycoses of the skin. flutter To flap or wave quickly but irregularly. flutterable able to flutter or be fluttered flutteration A state of agitation or uncertainty. flutterball A type of pitch; knuckleball. flutterboard A buoyancy board made of foam, used to support the body when in water. flutterby Spoonerism of butterfly fluttered Confused, befuddled, flustered. flutterer Any of various dragonflies of the genus Rhyothemis. flutteriness The state or quality of being fluttery fluttering Rapid back-and-forth or up-and-down waving or oscillation of, e.g. wings or a vibrating engine; the condition of engaging in such an action. flutteringly In a fluttering manner. flutterless Without fluttering. flutterment A state of fluttering excitement. fluttermouse The bat (a flying mammal). fluttersome Marked by fluttering; (by extension) restless; nimble. fluttery That flutters; fluttering. fluty Resembling the sound of a flute. fluvalinate A synthetic pyrethroid commonly used to control varroa mites in honey bee colonies. Fluvanna A hamlet in Ellicott, Chautauqua County, New York, United States. fluvaquent An aquent produced by frequent flooding. fluvastatin A drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease. fluvent A kind of alluvial soil where development is prevented by repeated deposition of sediment in periodic floods. fluventic Relating to fluvents. fluvial Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream. fluvialist Someone who explains geological phenomena by the action of streams and rivers, especially erosion. fluviality The quality of being fluvial. fluvially By the action of a river stream fluviarchy A network of waterfalls, specifically that in Milford, Pennsylvania, United States. fluviated Deposited or formed by rivers. fluviatic Belonging to rivers or streams; fluviatile. fluviatile Of, pertaining to, or produced by rivers; fluvial. fluviation Deposition of silt etc. by the action of a river or stream. fluvic Of fluviatile, marine or lacustrine origin. fluviodeltaic Fluvial and deltaic. fluvioeolian Produced by flowing water and wind fluviogenic Produced by or in a river. fluviogenous Synonym of fluviogenic. fluvioglacial Describing a stream formed from glacial meltwater fluviograph An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river. fluviographic Relating to the fluviograph or to fluviography fluviography measurement with the fluviograph fluviokarst karst formed by moving water, typically by a river fluviokarstic Relating to a fluviokarst. fluviol A small piccolo-like wooden flute used to accompany the sardana. fluviolacustrine Produced by rivers and lakes (especially alternately) fluviological Relating to fluviology. fluviologist One who studies fluviology. fluviology The study of rivers. fluviomarine Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea. fluviometer A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall fluviometric Relating to fluviometry. fluviometry measurement with a fluviometer fluviomorphological Relating to fluviomorphology fluviomorphology The morphology of rivers. fluviophile A lover of rivers. fluvioterrestrial Relating to land and fresh water, but not the seas. fluviovolcanic Fluvial and volcanic. fluvisol A genetically young kind of soil found in alluvial deposits. fluvoxamine A synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain. flux The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream. fluxapyroxad A particular fungicide. fluxation flow; flowing fluxbrane A form of brane postulated by supersymmetry and supergravity. fluxer A machine for fluxing. fluxgate Any of several devices that use soft iron cores surrounded by coils of wire that generate a pattern of induced currents when it moves relative to an external magnetic field. fluxibility The quality of being fluxible. fluxible Capable of being melted or fused. fluxibleness The state or quality of being fluxible. fluxile fluxible fluxility The state of being fluxile. fluximetric Relating to fluximetry fluximetry The measurement of the flow of a fluid fluxion The derivative of a function. fluxional Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant. fluxionality The state of being fluxional fluxionally In a fluxional manner. fluxionary fluxional fluxionist One skilled in fluxions. fluxions differential calculus. fluxity The state or quality of experiencing constant changes. fluxive flowing; lacking solidity fluxivity Of an analog tape recording, the measure of a tape's magnetic field strength. fluxless That requires no flux. fluxlike Resembling a flux. fluxogram A form of flowchart fluxoid fluxon fluxome All the metabolic fluxes in a cell fluxomer A variable that combines isotopomer abundancy and reaction flux fluxomic Of or pertaining to fluxomics or to fluxomes fluxomics The study of the flow of fluid and molecules within cells fluxon The quasiparticle of electric or magnetic flux fluxonium A superconducting artificial atom modelled from Josephson junctions fluxotaxis A technique used by robots to locate a chemical source by means of its mass flux. fluxoturbidite A turbidite formed by gravity-induced flows that have minimal turbulent mixing of particles. fluxoturbiditic Relating to a fluxoturbidite. fluxstone Calcium-rich limestone used as a flux in metal smelting. fluxtube A cylindrical region of space containing a magnetic field that is parallel to the walls of the cylinder. fluxure The quality of being fluid; fluidity. Fluxus An international movement of artists, poets, composers and designers of the 1960s and 1970s, noted for experimental syntheses of different media and disciplines. fluxy Resembling or characteristic of a state of flow or change. fluyt A kind of Dutch sailing vessel developed in the 16th century, used to transport cargo. fly Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies. flyability The quality of being capable of flight or able to be flown; airworthiness. flyable Able to be flown; airworthy. flyaround A flight around a planetary object, or spaceship, without landing or docking. flyaway Disposed to fly away; unrestrained; light and free. flyback The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display. flyball A type of dog-race where dogs jump over hurdles to get to and return from a tennis-ball dispensing box. flybane Certain catchflies of the genus Silene. flybar A stabilising bar on a helicopter rotor. flybarless Without a flybar. flyblow An egg laid by a fly in animal flesh; a maggot hatched from such an egg. flyblown contaminated with flyblows flyboarding Publicizing a real estate agent by putting up fake “sold” or “for sale” signs. flyboat A large flat-bottomed coasting vessel, formerly found in Holland, Spain and Portugal. flybook A small case for holding fishing flies. flyborne Of a disease or parasite, carried or transmitted by flies. flyboy An aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft. flybridge A flying bridge flybrush Synonym of flywhisk. flyby A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations. flycatch To catch (another creature) while in flight. flycatcher Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher. flycatching Catching insects while in flight. flycop A clever police officer with plenty of experience. flycraft A machine, device, or vessel that is capable of flight. flycrank A type of mechanical crank. flye An exercise performed by moving extended arms through an arc while the elbows are kept at a fixed angle, especially those done to exercise the chest muscles. flyer That which flies, as a bird or insect. Flyera The Philadelphia Flyers hockey team, whenever something goes wrong with the team. flyerer A person who distributes flyers. flyering The act of distributing flyers (leaflets). flyey That flies or can fly. flyfish Sebastes ensifer (the name given in most sources,Sebastichthys rhodochloris, seems to be a synonym for this), a brightly-coloured scorpaenoid fish of California.