English Words: F

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Fertile Crescentname

A crescent-shaped geographic region of fertile land in the Middle East in Western Asia, stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Cyprus.

fertilelyadv

In a fertile manner.

fertilenessnoun

The state or characteristic of being fertile.

fertilinnoun

Any of a group of proteins that mediate the binding of sperm to oocytes

fertilisableadj

Alternative spelling of fertilizable.

fertilisationnoun

Alternative spelling of fertilization.

fertiliseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fertilize.

fertilitateverb

To make fertile; to fertilize.

fertilitynoun

The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.

fertility drugnoun

A drug that improves fertility.

fertility ratenoun

The average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if she followed the current average pattern of fertility among a given group of women and survived through her reproductive years; used as an indicator of strength of population growth.

fertilizableadj

Capable of being fertilized.

fertilizationnoun

The act or process of rendering fertile.

fertilizationaladj

Relating to fertilization.

fertilizeverb

To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.

fertilizernoun

A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.

fertilizinnoun

A hypothetical substance supposed to be the active agent in fertilization, having two side chains, one reacting with the sperm, the other with the ovum.

fertiloscopenoun

A laparoscope modified for transvaginal application, used in the diagnosis and treatment of female infertility.

fertiloscopicadj

Relating to fertiloscopy.

fertiloscopynoun

measurement with a fertiloscope

fertirrigateverb

To fertilize via an irrigation system

fertoprotectiveadj

That protects a woman's fertility, typically during chemotherapy

fertotoxicadj

That is toxic to a woman's fertility

fertotoxicitynoun

The condition of being fertotoxic

ferulanoun

A ferule.

ferulaceousadj

Pertaining to reeds and canes.

ferularnoun

A ferule.

ferularyadj

Characteristic of a schoolmaster, schoolmasterish.

ferulatenoun

A salt or ester of ferulic acid

ferulenoun

A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand.

ferulicadj

Of or pertaining to ferulic acid or its derivatives

ferulingnoun

Punishment with a ferule.

Ferulloname

A surname from Italian.

feruloylnoun

A univalent radical formally derived from ferulic acid

feruloylatedadj

Modified by the addition of feruloyl groups

feruvitenoun

A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

fervanitenoun

A monoclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and vanadium.

fervencynoun

The state of being fervent.

ferventadj

Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.

ferventlyadv

In a fervent manner.

ferventnessnoun

The quality of being fervent.

fervescentadj

Growing hotter.

fervidadj

Intensely hot; radiating with energy.

ferviditynoun

The quality of being fervid.

fervidlyadv

In a fervid manner.

fervidnessnoun

The quality of being fervid.

Fervidorname

Thermidor (the eleventh month of the French Revolutionary Calendar)

fervornoun

An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.

fervorentadj

Synonym of fervent.

fervorlessadj

Alternative form of fervourless.

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