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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 fortune favors the bold Luck is usually on the side of those who take chances and risks. forum non conveniens A doctrine of law holding that a court should decline to hear a case if another court—especially one in a foreign jurisdiction—would provide a more appropriate forum for the parties and evidence. fossor A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome. fossorial Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing. fossorious Adapted for digging. fossula A small fossa. fossulate Having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or furrows. fotive nourishing fovilla One of the fine granules in the protoplasm of a pollen grain. fracid Rotten from being too ripe; overripe. fractus A cloud species which consists of broken shreds of cloud; scud. fragor A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash. framea A type of javelin as used by the Germani frangent Causing fracture; breaking. fratriarchy A social system in which power is held by brothers. fraxinin An extract obtained from the bark of the ash tree. freak of nature A monstrosity; a malformation; an abnormal organism. Free City of Tri-Insula A proposed city-state comprising Long Island, Manhattan, and Staten Island, put forward on January 6th, 1861, by the mayor of New York City, Fernando Wood, shortly before the beginning of the American Civil War. Fregellae A city of the Volscians in Latium, situated on the left bank of the Liris Fregellan Of or relating to Fregellae. fremitus A vibration which is perceptible on palpation or auscultation. fretum A strait; a channel. fricate To make or become fricative. fricatrice A lewd woman or prostitute. friend of the court Amicus curiae, a person or organization allowed to argue in court who is not a party to the legal action. frigefaction The act of making cold; cooling. frigerate To make cool. frigidarium In Ancient Roman baths, a room with a bath of cold water. frigophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of becoming cold, or freezing. frigorific Causing to chill or cool. fringillaceous Relating to the finches or Fringillidae. fringilliform Resembling or relating to the finches. frondation The act of stripping, especially of trees, of leaves or branches. frondent Covered with leaves; leafy. frondesce to unfurl. frondescent Leafy; becoming leafy; resembling leaves. frondiferous Producing fronds. frondose Leafy. frons In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex. frontoclypeus The line (sulcus or suture) between the combined clypeus and frons which is not externally visible. fructed Bearing fruit or acorns. fructescence The maturing or ripening of fruit. fructi- fruit fructo- fruit fructuary Synonym of usufructuary. fructuous fruitful frugiferent Bearing fruit. frugiferous bearing fruit frumentarious Relating to corn. frumentation The distribution of corn to the people (especially to appease them during agitation for social or political change) frustrable Capable of being frustrated or defeated frustrator Someone who frustrates (hinders, thwarts, disconcerts) the plans or aims of another person. frustratory Making void; rendering null. frustule The siliceous shell of a diatom. frustulum The silica-based cell wall of a diatom frutex A bush; a shrub fruticant Full of shoots. fruticetum A kind of arboretum featuring shrubs and bushes rather than trees. fruticulose Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub fucate Artificially coloured; falsified, counterfeit. fucosterol A sterol with antidiabetic activity, isolated from algae. fucoxanthin A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae. fugacious Fleeting, fading quickly, transient. -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. fulciment A prop; a fulcrum. fulgid Scintillant, coruscant; marked by fleeting flashes of radiant light. fulgor Splendor, splendour; dazzling brightness. 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. fulgurate To flash or emit flashes like lightning. fulguration A flash of lightning. fulgurator Somebody who predicts the future using lightning. fulgurite Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material. fulgurous Resembling a lightning flash; fulgurant. fulgury lightning fuliginous Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. fulmen A thunderbolt. fulmineous fulminous; of or pertaining to thunder. fumarine An alkaloid extracted from fumitory, now thought equivalent to protopine. fumarium A smoke chamber used in Ancient Rome to enhance the flavor of wine. fumid Smoky or vaporous. fumiferous Producing smoke. fumus boni iuris A likelihood of success based on the merit of a case; a requirement for admission to certain benefits, such as legal aid and injunctions. funambulism The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope. funambulus A funambulist; a tightrope walker. functus officio (of a judge etc.) Having completed one's involvement in a matter (e.g. at the end of a court case), so that one no longer has jurisdiction to revisit it. fundatrix A female aphid hatched in the spring from an overwintering egg. funebrial Pertaining to a funeral or funerals; funereal. funerate To bury with funeral rites. 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.