In style they are admirably simple, direct, and uncluttered with medical obfuscation (Harper's).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fus — bil·i·fus·cin; con·fus·able; con·fus·ing·ly; dif·fus·er; dif·fus·ibil·i·ty; dif·fus·ible; fus; fus·cous; fus·sle; fus·sock; fus·ta·nel·la; fus·tet; fus·tic; fus·ti·gate; fus·ti·ga·tor; fus·ti·lugs; fus·ti·ly; fus·tin; fus·ti·ness; fus·tle;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
fus´ti|ga´tion — fus|ti|gate «FUHS tuh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to cudgel; beat (now only in humorously pedantic use). ╂[< Late Latin fūstīgāre (with English ate1) cudgel (to death) < Latin fūstis stick, staff] – … Useful english dictionary
fus´ti|ga´tor — fus|ti|gate «FUHS tuh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to cudgel; beat (now only in humorously pedantic use). ╂[< Late Latin fūstīgāre (with English ate1) cudgel (to death) < Latin fūstis stick, staff] – … Useful english dictionary
fus|ti|gate — «FUHS tuh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to cudgel; beat (now only in humorously pedantic use). ╂[< Late Latin fūstīgāre (with English ate1) cudgel (to death) < Latin fūstis stick, staff] – … Useful english dictionary
infuscation — in·fus·ca·tion … English syllables
obfuscation — ob·fus·ca·tion … English syllables
ob — ob; OB; ob·am·bu·late; ob·ben·ite; ob·clavate; ob·clude; ob·compressed; ob·conic; ob·cordate; ob·cuneate; ob·deltoid; ob·diplostemonous; ob·duce; ob·du·ra·cy; ob·e·lis·cal; ob·e·lis·coid; ob·e·lism; ob·e·lize; ob·e·lus; ob·fusc; ob·fus·ca·ble;… … English syllables
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
obfuscate — ob•fus•cate [[t]ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to confuse 2) to make unclear 3) to darken • Etymology: 1525–35; < LL obfuscāre to darken =ob ob +fuscāre, der. of fuscus dark ob fus•ca′tion, n. ob•fus′ca•to ry kəˌtɔr i … From formal English to slang
