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F
List of Words for Letter âFâ
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family
a group of things that are related in some way
feces
solid animal waste
fertilization
the joining of a male sex cell with a female sex cell to make one new cell
fibrous root
one of the many thin, hairy, fibrous roots that characterize some plants
filtration
the passing of a mixture through a system that can separate small particles from larger particles
fish
a vertebrate animal that lives its entire life in the water
flood
the flow of water over the banks of a body of water and across land
fog
a cloud that forms near the ground
forecast
to predict or a prediction
freezing point
the particular temperature at which a substance changes state from liquid to solid
freshwater
characterized by water that is not salty
front
the place where two air masses meet
fungus
a member of a kingdom that cannot make their own food and must absorb it from their environment
fusion
the smashing together of particles to create new particles