(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluniferous
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anguliferous
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
antifeudalization
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
archfounder
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arsenofuran
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
autodifferentiation
autodifferentiation
noun
(biology) Automatic differentiation and specialization of cells; autonomous development.
(mathematics, computing) The automatic differentiation of a function by a computer.
The differentiation of a whole into distinct parts; self-differentiation.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autofermentation
autofermentation
noun
endogenous fermentation
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autoinfection
autoinfection
noun
The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host.
autoreflection
autoreinfusion
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
bacteriofluorescin
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzothiofuran
benzotrifuran
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bouffante
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
bufonidae
calcaneofibular
calcaneofibular
adj
Relating to the calcaneus and fibula.
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cathodofluorescence
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
coeffluential
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
confabulate
confabulate
verb
(intransitive) To confer.
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confessarius
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confricamentum
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
contrafacture
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
contraflexure
cotransfuse
counteraffirm
counteraffirmation
counterclassification
counterclassifications
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.
counterdraft
counterfact
counterfact
noun
A counterfactual.
counterfactual
counterfactual
adj
Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue.
Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world.
noun
(linguistics, philosophy) A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false.
A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.
A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action.
counterfactually
counterfactually
adv
In a counterfactual way.
counterfallacy
counterfallacy
noun
A fallacy that opposes another fallacy.
counterfaller
counterfaller
noun
(engineering) A faller that opposes another faller, so that one rises while the other is descending.
counterfeisance
counterfeisance
noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation.
counterflange
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.
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
counterhaft
counterinflationary
counterinflationary
adj
(economics) Counteracting inflation.
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
counterreformation
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.
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
deflocculation
deflocculation
noun
The dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
defunctionalization
defunctionalization
noun
(computing, programming) A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.
defunctionalize
defunctionalize
verb
(computing, programming) To subject to defunctionalization.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
dibenzofuran
dibenzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of furan; any of its derivatives, especially the halogenated derivatives that are similar to dioxins
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
disinfeudation
eburnification
eburnification
noun
The conversion of certain substances into others which have the appearance or characteristics of ivory.
effectuation
effectuation
noun
An act of effectuating.
efficaciousness
efficaciousness
noun
Quality of being efficacious.
effiguration
emulsification
emulsification
noun
The process by which an emulsion is formed.
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
endosulfans
endosulfans
noun
plural of endosulfan
enfamous
entomofauna
entomofauna
noun
insect fauna
entomofaunae
entomofaunas
entomofaunas
noun
plural of entomofauna
eocarboniferous
exfiguration
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
fabulousness
fabulousness
noun
The state of being fabulous or fictitious; fabulosity.
The state of being fabulous or wonderful.
facetiousness
facetiousness
noun
(countable) The product or result of being facetious.