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31 Words That Contain FUG

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calcifugous (adjective) growing or living in acid soil
centrifugal (adjective) tending to move away from a center
(adjective) tending away from centralization, as of authority
(adjective) conveying information to the muscles from the CNS Synonyms: motor
centrifugate (verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids Synonyms: centrifuge
centrifugation (noun) the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
centrifuge (noun) an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension Synonyms: extractor, separator
(verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids Synonyms: centrifugate
corticifugal (adjective) of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex Synonyms: corticoefferent, corticofugal
corticofugal (adjective) of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex Synonyms: corticifugal, corticoefferent
febrifuge (noun) any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever Synonyms: antipyretic
fug (noun) (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere
fugacious (adjective) lasting a very short time Synonyms: ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory
fugaciousness (noun) the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) Synonyms: fugacity
fugacity (noun) the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) Synonyms: fugaciousness
(noun) the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
fugal (adjective) of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue
fugally (adverb) in a fugal style
fuggy (adjective) (British informal) poorly ventilated
fugitive (adjective) lasting for a markedly brief time Synonyms: fleeting, momentaneous, momentary
(noun) someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice Synonyms: fugitive from justice
(noun) someone who flees from an uncongenial situation Synonyms: fleer, runaway
fugleman (noun) a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader)
fugly (adjective) (slang) extremely ugly
fugu (noun) a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous
fugue (noun) a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement
(noun) a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
(noun) dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state Synonyms: psychogenic fugue
insectifuge (noun) a chemical substance that repels insects Synonyms: insect repellant, insect repellent
lactifuge (noun) any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding)
lucifugal (adjective) light-avoiding Synonyms: lucifugous
lucifugous (adjective) light-avoiding Synonyms: lucifugal
nidifugous (adjective) (of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching
refuge (noun) act of turning to for assistance Synonyms: recourse, resort
(noun) a shelter from danger or hardship Synonyms: asylum, sanctuary
(noun) something or someone turned to for assistance or security Synonyms: recourse, resort
(noun) a safe place Synonyms: safety
refugee (noun) an exile who flees for safety
subterfuge (noun) something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity Synonyms: blind
ultracentrifugation (noun) centrifugation at very high speeds
ultracentrifuge (noun) a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
(verb) subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
vermifuge (noun) a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms Synonyms: anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic

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