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Index to letter F

-facient

Producing a specified action or state.

facio-

The face.

-faction

Nouns of action or associated state.

falc-

Sickle-shaped.

fascio-

A bundle.

-fashion

In some specified manner.

febri-

Fever.

femoro-

The thigh or thigh bone.

femto-

In units of measurement, a factor of 10-15.

-fer

Bearing or carrying.

-fera

Animal orders or phyla.

-ferous

Having, bearing or containing something.

ferro-

Iron.

-fest

A festival, gathering, or activity.

feto-

The fetus.

fibrino-

Fibrin.

fibro-

Fibres.

-fic

Forming adjectives of action.

-fication

Nouns of action.

-fid

Divided in a specified way or into a specified number of parts.

Finno-

Finland, the Finns or the Finnic languages.

-flation

Economic inflation, especially in a particular field.

flavo-

Yellow or yellow-tinted.

-flop

Measures of computing speed.

flori-

A flower or flowers.

-florous

Having flowers of a certain type.

fluoro-

Fluorine; fluorescence.

fluvio-

River.

-fold

A number of parts or facets; multiplied by such a number; relating to folding or to a folded object.

for-

Forming verbs and adjectives.

fore-

Before, beforehand, going before, in front of, leading.

-form

Having a specified form or number of forms.

-formes

Orders of animals.

Franco-

France or French.

franken-

Genetically modified.

-free

Free of or from something indicated by the first element.

fronto-

The forehead or front part of something.

fructi-

Fruit; fructose.

-fuge

An agent that dispels, drives away or eliminates something.

-ful

Full of; having given qualities.

fungi-

Fungus.

-fy

Make or produce; transform into; become.

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