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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 frustrable Capable of being frustrated or defeated frustratory Making void; rendering null. fruticant Full of shoots. fruticulose Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub fucosterol A sterol with antidiabetic activity, isolated from algae. fucoxanthin A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae. -fugal travelling out from -fuge Used to signify a noun that dispels or removes. fugient Fleeing. fugitate To declare one an outlaw or fugitive for fail to appear in court to face criminal charges. fulgid Scintillant, coruscant; marked by fleeting flashes of radiant light. Fulgora The Roman goddess/personification of lightning. She is the Roman counterpart of Astrape. fulgural Of or related to lightning, particularly (historical) in reference to its use in divination. fulgurant Resembling a lightning flash; fulgurous. fulgurite Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material. fulgurous Resembling a lightning flash; fulgurant. fulgury lightning fulmineous fulminous; of or pertaining to thunder. fumarine An alkaloid extracted from fumitory, now thought equivalent to protopine. fumiferous Producing smoke. funambulism The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope. funebrial Pertaining to a funeral or funerals; funereal. funeration the act of burying with funeral rites fungi- Fungus, fungi: mushrooms, yeasts, molds, and so on. fungic Pertaining to, or obtained from, mushrooms or fungus. fungi imperfecti Fungi which do not fit into traditional taxonomic classifications, because their reproduction has not been observed. fungilliform Shaped like a small fungus. fungin A cellulose found in certain fungi and mushrooms. fungous Of or pertaining to fungi. funicle Synonym of funiculus. funiculus Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres (white matter) in the spinal cord. The white matter of the spinal cord is made of (posterior, anterior and lateral) columns/funiculi. The grey columns are also called horns but not funiculi. funiform Resembling a rope or cord. funiliform tough and flexible like a cord furacious Prone to stealing; thieving. furacity The habit of, or addiction to, theft; thievery. furciferous rascally; scandalous furciform fork-shaped furculum furcula (wishbone of birds) furfur a particle of dandruff furfuration The falling of dandruff from the head. furfurous Made of, or resembling, bran furibundal Full of rage. furuncle A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore. fuscation A darkening; obscurity; obfuscation. fuscin A brown nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin. fuscous Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy. fusidic Of or pertaining to fusidic acid or its derivatives. fusile That can be melted; meltable fusoid Synonym of fusiform. fusure Act of fusing; fusion. Gaditan Of or pertaining to Cadiz in Spain. Gaditanian Of, from or relating to the city of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Gaiseric A male given name from Latin, of historical usage, notably borne by a Vandalic King who ruled over North Africa. galbulus A fleshy seed-producing cone of junipers and cypresses galeaspid Any of the extinct class †Galeaspida of jawless fish. galeeny A guinea fowl. galeny A guinea fowl. galerite A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus †Galerites. galinstan An alloy of gallium, indium and tin which is liquid at room temperature. Gallia County One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Gallipolis. gallicize Synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like. gallid Affecting chickens; applied to certain alphaherpesviruses. Gallimania Synonym of Gallophilia. Gallovidian Of or relating to Galloway, Scotland. gargarism a gargle; a liquid used to gargle with. gargarize To gargle (rinse or wash mouth and throat). garum A fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome. Garumnian Related to, or from, the region of the river Garonne. Gaudete Sunday The third Sunday in Advent Gaugamela a village in Assyria, where in 331 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III Gawel A surname. Gedrosia The Hellenized name of the part of coastal Balochistan that roughly corresponds to contemporary Makran. Geiseric A male given name from Latin. Mainly Historical. Name of a Vandalic King who ruled over North Africa. gelable Capable of being congealed, or converted into jelly. gelid Very cold; icy or frosty; frigid. gelotologist A person who studies humour and laughter gemelliparous Producing twins geminal Describing identical atoms or groups attached to the same atom in a molecule geminiflorous Having the flowers arranged in pairs. geminiform Having a structure consisting of two identical parts. geminology The study of twins; gemellology. geminous double; appearing or growing in pairs gemmaceous Relating to, or containing, gemmae. gemmeous Resembling or relating to gems. gemmiferous Producing gemmae or buds. gemmification The production of a bud or gem. gemmology The branch of mineralogy that studies mineral gems and petrified gemstones. gemmotherapy The use of remedies made from the embryonic tissue of various trees and shrubs, or other meristematic parts genal Of or relating to the cheeks generant generative; producing generification The process of making generic; the conversion to use generics. genethliac Of or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth gen. et sp. nov. new genus and species geniculation The act of kneeling. geniculo- Of the structure of a knee. genius familiae A spirit presiding over or guarding a family or household. Genseric A male given name of mainly historical use, borne by a king of the Vandals. genticide The killing of a race or nation of people; the slaughter of an ethnic group; a genocide. gentilic Tribal or national. georgic A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating land, etc.