Category: Fa-Fe

Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 32?F and the boiling point of water 212?F. The Fahrenheit scale is still obstinately in use in the US. This anachronism requires conversion from Centigrade (?C) to Fahrenheit (?F), and vice versa. One degree ?C = (5/9)(?F – 32). One degree ?F = (9/5)(?C) + 32. Named for…

A much used symbol, F stands for fractional concentration; free energy; Fahrenheit; visual field; fluorine; force; filial generation, followed by subscript numerals indicating specified matings such as F1); the amino acid phenylalanine; the coefficient of inbreeding , etc.