Category: F
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Feeblemindedness
A mild degree of mental sub-normality, corresponding roughly to an intelligence quotient of 50-70. It is usually caused by an interaction of genetic and environmental factors, the nature of the psychological environment being of much importance.
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Flat affect
Absence or near absence of any signs of affective expression. Lacking stimulating characteristics. To make something or someone change, especially to have a bad effect on something or someone. Virtual absence of emotional response to a situation or condition.
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Fungicide
An agent that controls or kills fungi. Any chemical compound that is toxic to fungi. A toxic substance causing destruction or inhibition of growth of fungi. An agent that kills fungi and their spores. A chemical agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungus. Can be drug or herbal in nature.
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Fumigation
Destruction of pests by exposure to fumes of gases. The process of killing insects in an area with gas or smoke. Sterilization of an object or area by exposure to gas fumes. The use of gases or vapors to bring about disinfestation of clothing, buildings, etc. Sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde, and chlorine are common fumigating agents.…
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Fudge
A soft creamy candy consisting of milk, sugar, butter and flavorings. The candy now known as fudge was invented by accident in the late nineteenth century when a toffee recipe went awry and the main ingredient—sugar—recrystallized into a semi-soft mass. The new candy received its name from students in New England women’s colleges who turned…
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Fry
To cook uncovered in fat by cooking in a pan or by immersing food in hot fat and cooking. The process of cooking food slowly in hot, simmering fat, either with a quantity sufficient to cover the food one-third to one-half of the way up, or in deep fat, which means the food is completely…
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Fruit crops
Apples, peaches, pears, strawberries, etc., and vegetables including cucumbers, eggplant, melons, peppers, pumpkin, squash and tomatoes.
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Frozen foods
Foods that are preserved by quick freezing and held at 0°F or below until ready for use. The initial trials of freezing food were conducted by Lord Bacon, who experimented with preserving food items in snow.
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Frozen concentrate
Fresh-squeezed juice that has been concentrated and frozen.
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Fritter
A deep-fried dough, usually containing fruit or meat. A fritter is a piece of meat, fruit, or vegetable that is battered and then fried in oil. The snack derived its name in the early fifteenth century from the Late Latin frictura, which in turn derives from the Latin frigere, meaning to fry. (The other fritter—the…