Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acinacifolious
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
africanthropus
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
arciferous
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
artifactitious
artifactitious
adj
artifactual
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
ascidiferous
asciferous
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autofocuses
autofocuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autofocus
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacteriofluorescin
baculiferous
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
brachiferous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caffiaceous
cafuso
calamiferious
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calcariferous
calcariferous
adj
calciferous
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcifugous
calcifugous
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
californicus
californiums
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calyciflorous
calyciflorous
adj
(botany) calycifloral
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
camouflages
camouflages
noun
plural of camouflage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camouflage
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
canafistulo
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
caprifoliaceous
caprifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Caprifoliaceae family of honeysuckles.
caprimulgiformes
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
casuariiformes
cathodofluorescence
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauliflorous
cauliflorous
adj
(botany) Having flowers on the stem.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
caustification
caustification
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The production of caustic soda (or caustic potash) by treatment of sodium carbonate (or potassium carbonate) with quicklime
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
ceratofibrous
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chondrofibromatous
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
cofeatures
cofeatures
noun
plural of cofeature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofeature
colourfast
colourfast
adj
Alternative spelling of colorfast (Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.)
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confabulations
confabulations
noun
plural of confabulation
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confessarius
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
configurationist
configurations
configurations
noun
plural of configuration
confucianism
confucianism
Noun
The philosophy and teaching of Confucius.
The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
confucianist
confucianist
Noun
A follower of the teachings of Confucius
confucians
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
confusional
confusional
adj
(medicine) Characterized by confusion.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confustication
confustication
noun
(informal) The act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.
confutations
confutations
noun
plural of confutation
contrafissura
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
copaliferous
copaliferous
adj
Yielding copal.
coralliferous
coralliferous
Adjective
Producing coral
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
cotransfuse
counterclassification
counterclassifications
counterfeisance
counterfeisance
noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation.
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countertransference
countertransference
noun
(psychotherapy) The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to his or her patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.
crustification
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
cushioncraft
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
dysfunctional
dysfunctional
adj
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
Not performing its proper or intended function.
efficacious
efficacious
adj
(formal) Effective; possessing efficacy.
efficaciously
efficaciously
adv
in an efficacious manner
efficaciousness
efficaciousness
noun
Quality of being efficacious.
emulsification
emulsification
noun
The process by which an emulsion is formed.
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
eocarboniferous
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
fabaceous
fabaceous
adj
Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.
facetious
facetious
adj
Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.
Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
facetiousness
facetiousness
noun
(countable) The product or result of being facetious.
(uncountable) The state of being facetious
facinorous
facinorous
adj
(archaic, formal) Extremely wicked.
facinorousness
facinorousness
noun
(rare, formal) extreme wickedness
facioscapulohumeral
facioscapulohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
factious
factious
adj
Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.
Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
factiously
factiously
adv
In a factious manner.
factiousness
factiousness
noun
The state of being factious.
factitious
factitious
adj
Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.
Created by humans; artificial.
factitiously
factitiously
adv
In a factitious manner.
factitiousness
factitiousness
noun
The quality of being factitious.
factotums
factotums
noun
plural of factotum
faculous
faculous
adj
Of or relating to a facula.
fagaceous
fagaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Fagaceae of beeches and similar trees.
fallacious
fallacious
adj
Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
Deceptive or misleading.
fallaciously
fallaciously
adv
In a fallacious manner, erroneously, illogically.
fallaciousness
fallaciousness
noun
The property of being fallacious.
faradomuscular
faradomuscular
adj
Relating to the contraction of muscles under the influence of an induced electric current
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
farinacious
farinacious
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of farinaceous
fasciculation
fasciculation
noun
(anatomy, muscles) (toxicology, venoms) An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
A cluster of fascicules
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
feracious
feracious
adj
Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful
ferocactus
ferulaceous
ferulaceous
adj
Having a stalk like a reed.
Pertaining to reeds and canes.
fibrocalcareous
fibrocartilaginous
fibrocartilaginous
adj
Of or pertaining to fibrocartilage.
fibrocaseous
fibrocaseous
adj
(pathology) Having fibrous, cheesy tissue
fibromuscular
fibromuscular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.