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fluidity
  • n  the property of flowing easily
    adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased
    they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer
  • n  a changeable quality
    a charming Oriental fluidity of manner
    demographers try to predict social fluidity
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fluidness
  • n  the property of flowing easily
  • n  a changeable quality
    a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague
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fluidounce
  • n  a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)
  • n  a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches
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fluidram
  • n  a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
  • n  a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
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fluke
  • n  a stroke of luck
  • n  a barb on a harpoon or arrow
  • n  flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
  • n  either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
  • n  parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
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flume
  • n  a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
  • n  watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
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flummery
  • n  a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
  • n  meaningless ceremonies and flattery
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flunitrazepan
  • n  a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia
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