Category: F
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Fleshy Plants
Those containing a great deal of substance.
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Flavescent
Yellowish.
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Fumigate
Applying smoke or vapor to affected part. To kill insects in an area by using gas or smoke.
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Fibrositis
Inflammation of fibrous tissue. A painful inflammation of the fibrous tissue which surrounds muscles and joints, especially the muscles of the back. Inflammation of fibrous connective tissue, especially an acute inflammation of back muscles and their sheaths, causing pain and stiffness. Pain, muscular stiffness and inflammation affecting the soft tissues of the arms, legs and…
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Fungicidal
An agent that kills fungi. Agent that prevents and combats fungal infection. The termination of fungal spores or mycelium is achievable through various means such as the utilization of physical agents like heat, ultra-violet light, X-rays, gamma-radiation, and other similar sources. Additionally, chemicals that demonstrate lethality even at low concentrations can also be employed to…
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Fleshy fruit
A fruit with flexible, juicy tissues.
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Female
Pistil bearing. A gender designation distinguished by its anatomical structures, biochemistry, and the ability to conceive and procreate. Those bearing only female reproductive organs, hence able to bear fruit and seeds. Most flowering plants are in fact bisexual, commonly bearing hermaphrodite flowers. To the sex that bears young (compare male) woman or girl. An individual…
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Fixative
A perfumery term referring to a substance added to a perfume blend to absorb and preserve more fugitive scents. A material that slows down the rate of evaporation of the more volatile components in a perfume composition. A chemical used in the preparation of samples on slides. A chemical agent, e.g. alcohol or osmium tetroxide,…
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Furosemide
A diuretic medication used to reduce swelling and fluid retention in the body. A drug which causes an increase in urine production, used to relieve water retention in the body. A loop diuretic; antihypertensive agent. Commonly used diuretic, used to treat hypertension and edema. Adverse effects include fluid and electrolyte imbalances. A drug used to…
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Flatulent
Affected with gas in the stomach or intestines. Having flatulence, or caused by flatulence.