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21Ferber — /ferr beuhr/, n. Edna, 1887 1968, U.S. novelist, short story writer, and playwright. * * * …
22ferberite — /ferr beuh ruyt /, n. a mineral, ferrous tungstate, FeWO4, in the wolframite group: a source of tungsten. [1805 15; named after R. Ferber, 19th century German mineralogist; see ITE1] * * * iron rich variety of the mineral wolframite (q.v.) …
23Ferdinand — /ferr dn and /, n. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning bold and peace. * * * I born April 19, 1793, Vienna, Austria died June 29, 1875, Prague, Bohemia Emperor of Austria (1835–48). He was the eldest son of Emperor Francis II, who… …
24Ferdinand I — /ferr dn and /; Ger. /ferdd di nahnt / 1. Spanish, Fernando I. ( Ferdinand the Great ) died 1065, king of Castile 1033 65, king of Navarre and Leon 1037 65; emperor of Spain 1056 65. 2. 1503 64, king of Bohemia and Hungary 1526 64; emperor of the …
25Fergus — /ferr geuhs/, n. 1. Irish Legend. one of the great warrior kings of Ulster. 2. a male given name. * * * Warrior king in the Ulster cycle of Gaelic literature. In The Cattle Raid of Cooley, Fergus, an exile from Ulster, recalls the deeds of the… …
26Ferguson — /ferr geuh seuhn/, n. a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis. 24,740. * * * (as used in expressions) Ferguson Maynard Ferguson Arthur Jenkins Plessy v. Ferguson * * * …
27fergusonite — /ferr geuh seuh nuyt /, n. a rare earth mineral, yttrium columbate and tantalate, found in pegmatites. [1820 30; named after R. Ferguson, 19th century Scottish physician; see ITE1] * * * …
28Ferlinghetti — /ferr ling get ee/, n. Lawrence, born 1920?, U.S. poet associated with the Beat Generation. * * * …
29fermentation — /ferr men tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of fermenting. 2. a change brought about by a ferment, as yeast enzymes, which convert grape sugar into ethyl alcohol. 3. agitation; excitement. [1350 1400; ME fermentacioun < LL fermentation (s. of …
30fermi — /ferr mee/; It. /ferdd mee/, n. Physics. a unit of length, 10 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F Also called femtometer. [named after E. FERMI] * * * …
