English words: Ferberize to ferricytochrome

300 English words, part 20 of 85 of the words starting with F, A to Z. 23 have a page of their own.

English words Ferberize to ferricytochrome

Ferberize verb: To use the Ferber method on (an infant).
ferchromide noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral gray white mineral that is an alloy of chromium and iron.
fercockta adjective: Alternative spelling of verkakte.
fercocta adjective: Alternative spelling of verkakte.
fercrissake interjection: for Christ's sake
fercrissakes interjection: for chrissakes, for Christ's sake
ferd adjective, noun /fɜː(ɹ)d/: A journey; a voyage.
ferda adjective: Used to describe someone or something that shows commitment; committed, attractive, cool.
Ferdie proper noun: A diminutive of the male given name Ferdinand.
Ferdinand proper noun /ˈfɝdn̩.ænd/: A male given name from the Germanic languages, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.
Ferdinandian adjective /fɜːrdəˈnændiən/: Of or relating to the Shakespearean character Ferdinand.
ferding noun: A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book, supposed to have consisted of a few acres.
Ferdowsi proper noun: Persian poet, author of the Shahnameh
fere adjective, noun /fɪə/: A companion, comrade or friend.
Ferebee proper noun: A surname.
ferecrystal noun: Any of a class of layered materials consisting of atomically thin layers of a transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) stacked alternately with metal...
ferede noun: Companionship.
feredetate noun: An iron complex of EDTA used as a remedy for anaemia.
Ference proper noun: A surname.
Ferencz proper noun: A surname from Hungarian.
Ferenczian adjective: Of or relating to Sándor Ferenczi (1873–1933), Hungarian psychoanalyst.
ferendae sententiae adjective: Of a penalty, only coming into force after it is imposed by an authority, and not by the fact of the law being broken.
ferene noun: The sodium salt of "3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-di(2-furyl)-1,2,4-triazine-5',5''-disulfonic acid" used as a spectrophotometric reagent for iron
ferenghi noun: A white westerner.
Ferengi noun: Member of an alien mercantile race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive large ears, and a culture centered on the pursuit of profit.
feretory noun: A receptacle that houses relics of saints.
feretrum noun: A kind of medieval reliquary or shrine containing the sacred effigies and relics of a saint.
feretry noun: Alternative form of feretory.
feretto noun: A rich reddish-brown pigment obtained by calcining copper and sulfur together in closed crucibles.
fergawdsake interjection: Pronunciation spelling of for God's sake.
fergawdsakes interjection: Alternative form of fergawdsake.
Ferghana proper noun: The regional capital of the Ferghana region, Uzbekistan.
ferghanite noun: A certain uranyl vanadate mineral.
Fergie noun: A Ferguson tractor.
Fergie's Fledgling noun: One of the Fergie's Fledglings
fergit verb: Pronunciation spelling of forget.
fergitten verb: Alternative form of forgotten.
Fergus proper noun /ˈfɛɹɡəs/: A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Ferguson proper noun /ˈfɜːɡəsən/: A surname transferred from the given name originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
Ferguson reflex noun: The neuroendocrine reflex comprising the self-sustaining cycle of uterine contractions initiated by pressure at the cervix or vaginal walls in mammals.
Fergusonian adjective /ˌfɜː.ɡəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/: Relating to Charles A. Ferguson (1921–1998), American linguist, known for his work on diglossia and as one of the founders of sociolinguistics.
fergusonite noun: A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
Fergusson proper noun: A surname.
Fergusson Island striped possum noun: Dactylopsila tatei, a species of striped possum.
ferhoodle verb /fəˈhuː.dl̩/: To confuse or puzzle.
feria noun /ˈfɛ.ɹi.ə/: A weekday on a Church calendar on which no feast is observed.
ferial adjective, noun /ˈfɛɹɪəl/: Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.
feriation noun /fɛɹiˈeɪʃən/: A holiday or break from work or effort.
feridgi noun: A voluminous, armless mantle, generally of black silk, worn by Turkish women.
ferie noun /ˈfɪəɹi/: A holiday.
ferimzone noun: A particular fungicide.
ferine adjective, noun /ˈfɪəɹaɪn/: Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.
Feringi noun: Alternative form of firangi.
ferior adjective: Not inferior, superior.
ferity noun /ˈfɛɹɪti/: The quality or fact of being wild or in a wild state.
ferk verb: Alternative form of firk.
ferkakta adjective: Alternative spelling of verkakte.
ferkakte adjective: Alternative spelling of verkakte.
ferklempt adjective: Alternative spelling of verklempt.
Ferland proper noun: A surname from French.
ferlaviral adjective: Of or relating to ferlaviruses.
ferlavirus noun: Any virus of the genus Ferlavirus
ferlin noun: Any of a family of proteins that play a part in vesicle fusion and membrane trafficking
Ferlinghetti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
ferm noun /fɜː(ɹ)m/: rent for a farm
fermagate noun: An iron magnesium hydroxy carbonate developed as an inorganic phosphate binder for the control of blood plasma phosphate.
Ferman proper noun: A surname.
Fermanagh proper noun /fəɹˈmanə/: One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland.
Fermat proper noun /ˈfɜːmæt/: A French surname.
Fermat-Apollonius circle noun /fɛɹˌmɑː ˌæ.pəˌləʊ̯.niː.əs ˈsɜː.kəl/: Synonym of director circle.
Fermat curve noun: The algebraic curve in the complex projective plane defined in homogeneous coordinates (X:Y:Z) by the Fermat equation.
Fermat number noun: An integer which is one more than two raised to a power which is itself a power of two (i.e., is expressible in the form 2^(2ⁿ)+1 for some n>0);...
Fermat point noun: A point such that the sum of the three distances from each of the three vertices of a given triangle to that point is the smallest possible; equivalently,...
Fermat prime noun: A Fermat number that is prime.
Fermat pseudoprime noun: With respect to an integer base b, with b > 1, a composite integer n such that bⁿ⁻¹ is congruent to one modulo n.
Fermat-Torricelli point noun: Synonym of Fermat point.
fermata noun /ˌfɜːˈmɑːtə/: The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration.
Fermatian adjective: Of or relating to Pierre de Fermat (1607–1665), French mathematician.
ferment noun, verb /fəˈmɛnt/: To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.
fermentability noun: The condition of being fermentable
fermentable adjective, noun: Able to ferment or be fermented.
fermental adjective: fermentative
fermentarian noun /ˌfɜː.mənˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/: Synonym of prozymite.
fermentate noun, verb /ˈfɜː(ɹ)mənteɪt/: To cause to ferment
fermentation noun /ˌfɜːmənˈteɪʃən/: Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance...
fermentation lock noun: A device, used mainly in homebrewing, that allows carbon dioxide to escape from a fermenter without allowing air to enter.
fermentational adjective: Relating to fermentation.
fermentative adjective: Of, pertaining to, causing or undergoing fermentation.
fermentatively adverb: In a fermentative manner
fermentativeness noun: The property of being fermentative.
fermentatory adjective: Of or relating to fermentation.
fermented adjective, verb /fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/: Produced by fermentation.
fermented glutinous rice noun: Synonym of sweet fermented rice.
fermented rice noun: Synonym of sweet fermented rice.
fermented sticky rice noun: Synonym of sweet fermented rice.
fermented sweet rice noun: Synonym of sweet fermented rice.
fermenter noun: Any organism, such as a yeast, that causes fermentation.
fermentescible adjective: fermentable
fermentic adjective: Alternative form of fermental.
fermentitious adjective: Exhibiting or relating to fermentation.
fermentive adjective: Exhibiting or relating to fermentation.
fermentological adjective: Relating to fermentology.
fermentologist noun: One who studies fermentation.
fermentology noun: The study of fermentation.
fermentome noun: The collection of products of a fermentation
fermentor noun: The vessel in which fermentation takes place
fermenty noun /ˈfɜː.mən.ti/: Alternative form of frumenty.
fermeture noun /ˈfɝmət͡ʃɚ/: The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.
fermi noun /ˈfɜː(ɹ)mi/: An obsolete name of the unit of length equal to one femtometre (10⁻¹⁵ m).
Fermi bubble noun: A region of the galaxy, rich in gamma rays, thought to be caused by the central supermassive black hole.
Fermi-Dirac distribution function noun: A function that states the probability of one of a set of independent fermions will occupy a given energy level when thermal equilibrium exists.
Fermi-Dirac statistics noun: A kind of quantum statistics that applies to the physics of a system consisting of many noninteracting identical particles that obey the Pauli exclusion...
Fermi energy noun: The highest energy of a particle that is part of a many-particle system of identical fermions in its ground state.
Fermi estimate noun: An estimate of the kind that answers a Fermi problem.
Fermi gas noun: A gas composed of a large number of fermions.
Fermi-Kurie plot noun: Synonym of Kurie plot.
Fermi level noun: The total chemical potential for electrons.
Fermi problem noun: Any estimation problem designed to teach dimensional analysis or the approximation of extreme scientific calculations: often a back-of-the-envelope problem...
Fermi question noun: Synonym of Fermi problem.
Fermi surface noun: An abstract boundary, of constant energy, useful for predicting the thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of metals, semimetals, and doped...
Fermian adjective: Of or relating to the nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi (1901–1954).
fermière adjective: Prepared in a simple rustic style.
Fermin proper noun: A surname.
Fermiology noun: The study of the configuration (shape and size) of Fermi surfaces.
fermion noun /ˈfɜːmɪɒn/: Any elementary or composite particle that has half-integer spin and thus obeys Fermi–Dirac statistics and the Pauli exclusion principle (equivalently, a...
fermionic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fermions.
fermionic condensate noun: a superfluid phase formed by fermionic particles at low temperatures
fermionic field noun: A quantum field that is mainly made up of fermions.
fermionically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, fermions.
fermionization noun: The theoretical treatment of a system as one of fermions.
fermionize verb: To treat a system as if it were composed of fermions
fermionized adjective /ˈfɜː(ɹ).mi.ə.naɪzd/: Subject to fermionization
fermionlike adjective: Having some characteristics of a fermion.
fermiophilic adjective: That couples strongly with fermions
fermiophobic adjective: Tending to avoid interactions with fermions.
fermitin noun: Any of a family of proteins that are required for integrin-mediated cellular adhesion
fermium noun /ˈfɜːɹmiəm/: A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100.
fermium gap noun: The phenomenon that elements beyond fermium cannot be synthesized by neutron bombardment, due to the very short spontaneous fission half-life of fermium-258.
Fermo proper noun: A town and province of Marche, Italy.
Fermor proper noun: A surname.
fermorite noun: A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and strontium.
Fermoy proper noun /fə(ɹ)ˈmɔɪ/: An inland town in east County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 8098).
fern noun /fɜːn/: Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores...
fern ally noun: Any of a diverse group of seedless vascular plants that disperse by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations, but are not true ferns.
fern bar noun: An upscale bar or tavern catering to single yuppies, usually decorated with ferns or other greenery.
fern bush noun: The plant Chamaebatiaria millefolium.
fern cake noun: A Scottish confection consisting of a small round iced cake with a chocolate fern traced on top.
fern gully noun: A valley or gorge covered with tropical or temperate rainforest abundant in species of fern and tree fern.
fern house noun: A type of greenhouse or shadehouse for growing ferns.
fern-leaf noun: The leaf of a fern; used attributively in various terms (see Derived terms below).
fern moss noun: Any of various mosses that produce a carpet of feathery fronds.
fern pine noun: An evergreen tree or shrub native to Africa, with long and narrow leaves, Afrocarpus gracilior (formerly Podocarpus gracilior), widely grown for its...
fern seed noun: One of the asexual, dustlike spores of a fern which resemble seeds.
fern weevil noun: Tymbopiptus valeas, an extinct large flightless weevil described from remains on New Zealand's North Island.
fernackerpan noun: Alternative spelling of fanackapan.
Fernald proper noun: A surname.
fernally noun: Alternative form of fern ally.
Fernandes proper noun: A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.
Fernandez proper noun /fɚˈnændɛz/: A patrilineal surname from Spanish.
Fernandina proper noun: An island in Ecuador, one of the Galapagos Islands.
Fernandine adjective, noun: Pertaining to Fernando
fernandinite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic dark green mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.
Fernando proper noun /fɝˈnændoʊ/: A male given name from Spanish; diminutive forms Fer, Nando.
fernane noun: A specific triterpene hydrocarbon; any of many naturally-occurring derivatives of this compound.
Fernbank proper noun: A town in the Shire of East Gippsland and the Shire of Wellington, eastern Victoria, Australia.
fernbird noun: Megalurus punctatus, an insectivorous bird native to New Zealand.
fernbrake noun: A thicket of fern or bracken
fernbush noun: Alternative form of fern bush.
Ferndale proper noun: A city in Humboldt County, California.
ferndom noun: The world of ferns; ferns collectively.
Ferndown proper noun: A town and civil parish in East Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU0700).
ferned adjective: Covered in ferns.
fernene noun: Any of a class of triterpenoid hydrocarbons found in ferns.
Ferner proper noun: A surname.
fernery noun: A specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns.
fernet noun /fə(ɹ)ˈnɛt/: A particular type of Italian amaro.
Ferneyhough proper noun: A surname.
Fernhill proper noun: A suburb of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8011).
Fernie proper noun: A surname.
fernily adverb: In a ferny manner.
ferning noun: A characteristic fern-like pattern on a slide viewed under low power on a microscope, used as a sign when testing for ovulation or the presence of amniotic...
ferninst preposition: Against.
fernland noun: An area of land where ferns grow.
fernleaf lavender noun: Lavandula multifida, a Mediterranean herb.
fernless adjective: Lacking ferns.
Fernley proper noun: A ghost town in Nevada County, California, United States.
fernlike adjective: Resembling a fern.
fernowl noun: A European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
fernroot noun: Pteridium esculentum, a plant of New Zealand.
fernseed noun: The spores of ferns, once believed to have magical properties when properly gathered.
fernshaw noun: A thicket of ferns.
fernticle noun: A freckle on the skin.
Fernvale proper noun: A suburb of Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia.
fernwort noun: Synonym of pteridophyte.
fernwren noun: A bird of the species Oreoscopus gutturalis, native to Queensland, Australia.
ferny adjective: Of or pertaining to ferns.
Fero proper noun: A surname from Hungarian.
ferocious adjective /fəˈɹəʊʃəs/: Marked by extreme and violent energy.
ferociously adverb: In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
ferociousness noun: The quality of being ferocious.
ferocity noun /fəˈɹɑsɪti/: The condition of being ferocious.
feromone noun: Alternative spelling of pheromone.
ferosh noun: Alternative form of ferash.
-ferous adjective, suffix /-fəɹəs/: Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “bearing an entity or entities as specified by the noun”.
feroxyhite noun: Alternative form of feroxyhyte.
feroxyhyte noun: A hexagonal oxide/hydroxide of iron that occurs in manganese-iron nodules on the Pacific Ocean floor, reverting to goethite on exposure to surface conditions.
Ferozepur proper noun: A city on the banks of the Sutlej River in the state of Punjab, India.
Ferra proper noun: A surname.
ferrado noun: A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured.
ferraiolo noun: A kind of cape worn by Catholic clergy over the shoulders, extending down to the ankles and tied in the front.
ferraioloite noun: A rare mineral with formula MgMn²⁺₄(Fe²⁺_(0.5)Al_(0.5))₄Zn₄(PO₄)₈(OH)₄(H₂O)₂₀, related to falsterite.
ferraiolone noun: Alternative form of ferraiolo.
ferraiuolo noun: Alternative form of ferraiolo.
ferralic adjective: Containing iron and alum
ferralitic adjective: That is low in silica (and high in iron minerals) as a result of weathering
Ferrall proper noun: A surname from Irish.
ferrallisol noun: A ferritic lateritic soil.
ferrallitic adjective: Alternative form of ferralitic.
ferralosol noun: Alternative form of ferralsol.
ferralsol noun: A type of soil, oxisol.
ferramenta noun: The supporting ironwork associated with stained glass panels.
ferrandin noun: Alternative spelling of ferrandine.
ferrandine noun: A kind of cloth made of silk and wool.
Ferranti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Ferranti effect noun: An increase in voltage occurring at the receiving end of a long transmission line, above the voltage at the sending end. This occurs when the line is...
Ferrar proper noun: A surname.
Ferrara noun: An Andrea Ferrara sword; (generally) a broadsword.
Ferrarese adjective, noun: Relating to Ferrara in Italy.
Ferrari noun /fəˈɹɑːɹi/: A car manufactured by Ferrari.
ferrarisite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
ferrary noun: The art of ironworking.
ferrash noun: Alternative form of ferash.
ferrata noun /fəˈɹɑːtə/: Ellipsis of via ferrata.
Ferrata cell noun: Synonym of haemohistioblast.
ferrate noun: The anion FeO₄²⁻ in which iron is in a +6 formal oxidation state.
ferrated adjective: Combined or mixed with ferrate or other iron compound
Ferraz proper noun: A surname from Portuguese.
Ferre proper noun: A surname.
ferredoxin noun: Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.
ferredoxine noun: Alternative form of ferredoxin.
Ferree proper noun: A surname.
Ferreira proper noun: A surname from Portuguese.
Ferreiro proper noun: A surname.
ferrel noun: Alternative form of ferrule.
ferreled adjective: Alternative form of ferruled.
Ferrell proper noun /ˈfɛɹ.əl/: A surname.
ferrelled adjective: Alternative form of ferruled.
Ferren proper noun: A surname.
ferreous adjective: Synonym of ferrous, of or related to iron.
Ferrer proper noun: A surname.
Ferrera proper noun: A surname.
ferreret noun: The Majorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis).
Ferreri proper noun: A surname.
Ferrero proper noun: A surname.
Ferrers proper noun: A mainly historical surname.
Ferrers diagram noun: A diagram that shows the possible partitions of a positive integer as rows of dots.
ferret noun, verb /ˈfɛɹɪt/: An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the European polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
ferret about verb: Synonym of ferret around.
ferret around verb: To search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads.
ferret-badger noun: Any of the small mustelid omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a...
ferret-face noun: A ferret-faced person.
ferret-faced adjective: Of a person, having a sharp, pointed face reminiscent of a ferret.
ferret-legging noun: The activity of keeping a live ferret in one's trousers for as long as possible.
ferret out verb: To discover something after searching.
ferreter noun: A person who hunts with ferrets.
ferreting noun, verb: Hunting with ferrets.
ferretlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a ferret.
ferretsona noun: A fursona that is a ferret.
Ferretti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
ferretto noun: copper sulphide, used to colour glass.
ferrety adjective: Ferretlike.
Ferreyra proper noun: A surname.
ferri- prefix: ferric
ferri-obertiite noun: A mineral with the chemical composition Na(Na₂)(Mg₃Fe³⁺Ti)(Si₈O₂₂)O₂.
ferriable adjective: Capable of being ferried.
ferriage noun /ˈfɛɹ.i.ɪd͡ʒ/: Transportation by ferry.
ferrian adjective: Containing ferric iron.
ferribactin noun: A complex siderophore present in Pseudomonas chlororaphis
ferribeidellite noun: A form of beidellite containing iron
ferric adjective /ˈfɛɹɪk/: Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
ferric acid noun: A hypothetical acid, with chemical formula H₂FeO₄, known only as its salts.
ferric ammonium citrate noun: a mixed salt of citric acid with iron and ammonia, Fe(NH₄)₃(C₆H₅O₇)₂; used to treat anemia, and in the manufacture of blueprint paper
ferric carbide noun: A compound of iron with carbon (Fe₃C).
ferric chloride noun: an inorganic compound with the formula FeCl₃.
ferric oxide noun: Synonym of iron(III) oxide, Fe₂O₃.
ferric sulfate noun: Synonym of iron(III) sulfate.
ferric sulphate noun: Alternative spelling of ferric sulfate, iron(III) sulfate.
ferricadouzer noun: A knockdown blow; a good thrashing.
ferricatalase noun: Any enzyme (such as catalase itself) that contains at least one reactive iron atom
ferricenium noun: The cation derived from ferrocene
ferrichrome noun: A cyclic hexapeptide siderophore produced by some fungi.
ferricinium noun: Alternative form of ferrocenium.
ferricobalt noun: An audio cassette tape formulation consisting of fine ferric particles encapsulated in a thin layer of cobalt-iron mix.
ferricrete noun: A ferruginous concrete conglomerate
ferricrocin noun: A siderophore...
ferricyanate noun: ferricyanide.
ferricyanic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferricyanide
ferricyanide noun: Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)₆³⁻; used in making blue pigments.
ferricyanogen noun: A hexavalent radical, Fe₂(CN)₁₂, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
ferricytochrome noun: The form of a cytochrome containing oxidized (ferric) iron

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under F: 25,498 words, in 85 parts.