flu|o|res|ce|in — «FLOO uh REHS ee ihn», noun. an orange red, crystalline powder that forms a greenish yellow, fluorescent alkaline solution, used in making dyes. Formula: C20H12O5 ╂[< fluoresce + in (because of its fluorescence in a solution)] … Useful english dictionary
flu|o|rine — «FLOO uh reen, uhr ihn», noun. a greenish yellow, bad smelling, poisonous gas which occurs only in combination with certain other elements. It is the most active of all the chemical elements and is used in small amounts to purify water and to… … Useful english dictionary
flu — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Asiatic flu, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, Hong Kong flu, acute articular rheumatism, acute bronchitis, adenoiditis, ague, alkali disease, aluminosis, amebiasis,… … Moby Thesaurus
yellow fever — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, bacillary dysentery, bastard measles, black… … Moby Thesaurus
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Spanish flu — The 1918 flu pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish flu) was an influenza pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world. It was caused by an unusually severe and deadly Influenza A virus strain of subtype H1N1. Historical and… … Wikipedia
List of vaccine topics — Flu vaccine This is a list of vaccine related topics. A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease causing microorganism, and is often made… … Wikipedia
Asian Dust — Yellow Dust Dust clouds leaving mainland China and traveling toward Korea and Japan. Chinese name Traditional Chinese … Wikipedia
fluorine — flu|o|rine [ˈfluəri:n US ˈflur ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: fluor; FLUORESCENT] a chemical substance that is usually in the form of a poisonous pale yellow gas. It is a chemical ↑element : symbol F … Dictionary of contemporary English
fluellen — /fluˈɛlən/ (say flooh eluhn) noun an annual herb with yellow and purple flowers, Kickxia spuria, a common weed in European cereal crops. {Welsh (llysiau) Llewelyn herbs of Llewelyn} …