(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
benzofuryl
benzoylformic
blindfoldedly
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
candyflosses
candyflosses
noun
plural of candyfloss
cenospecifically
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cockneyfies
cockneyfies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockneyfy
cockneyfy
cockneyfy
verb
(transitive) To make cockney; to vulgarize.
cockneyfying
cockneyfying
verb
present participle of cockneyfy
coefficiently
coefficiently
adv
In a coefficient manner
coenospecifically
cokneyfy
conchyliferous
confectionary
confectionary
adj
Prepared as a confection.
Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.
noun
(dated) A confectioner's shop; a confectionery.
(obsolete) A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.
(obsolete) One who makes confections; a confectioner.
(uncountable, rare) Candy, sweets, taken collectively; confectionery.
A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.
confectionery
confectionery
noun
(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
confectory
confectory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the art of making confectionery.
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
confelicity
confelicity
noun
(rare) Pleasure in another's happiness.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confessedly
confessedly
adv
(archaic) In a way that is generally acknowledged.
Admittedly; by one's own confession.
confessingly
confessingly
adv
So as to confess; by way of confession.
confessionally
confessionally
adv
With regard to religious confession; denominationally, religiously.
confessionary
confessionary
adj
Of or relating to confession.
noun
A confessional.
A manual or guide to making confession.
confessory
confessory
adj
That constitutes a confession
confidency
confidency
noun
Dated form of confidence.
confidentiality
confidentiality
noun
(countable) Something told in confidence; a secret.
(uncountable) The property of being confidential.
confidentially
confidentially
adv
In a confidential manner.
Spoken of in a private manner.
confidentiary
confidently
confidently
adv
In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
confinedly
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confluently
confluently
adv
In a confluent manner
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confraternity
confraternity
noun
(countable) A group with a common interest.
(countable) A religious fraternity or brotherhood.
(uncountable) Brotherly friendship.
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
coryneform
coryneform
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterefficiency
counterfactually
counterfactually
adv
In a counterfactual way.
counterfallacy
counterfallacy
noun
A fallacy that opposes another fallacy.
counterfeitly
counterfeitly
adv
In a counterfeit way; falsely.
counterfleury
counterfleury
adj
Alternative spelling of counterflory
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterinflationary
counterinflationary
adj
(economics) Counteracting inflation.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
cyanformate
cycadofilicinean
cyclodiolefin
cyclodiolefine
cycloolefin
cycloolefin
noun
cycloalkene
cycloolefine
cycloolefinic
cycloolefins
cycloolefins
noun
plural of cycloolefin
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
defensory
defensory
adj
(archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
noun
(archaic) That which defends.
deferentectomy
deferentectomy
noun
surgical severing of the vas deferens
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
dehydroffrozen
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
dehydrofrozen
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
detoxifying
detoxifying
verb
present participle of detoxify
dispersonify
dispersonify
verb
To view as impersonal; to see as an object rather than as having personal attributes.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
efflorescency
efflorescency
noun
Archaic form of efflorescence.
effrontery
effrontery
noun
(countable) An act of insolent and shameless audacity.
(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.
electroaffinity
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
embryoniform
embryoniform
adj
(biology) Like an embryo in form.
enforceability
enforceability
noun
The quality of being enforceable.
enforcedly
enforcedly
adv
In a way that is enforced.
enforcibility
enforcibility
noun
Alternative form of enforceability
enforcingly
enforcingly
adv
So as to enforce.
enforcively
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
ethoxycaffeine
fadmongery
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
fangotherapy
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
farinosely
fauntleroy
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
fellmongery
fellmongery
noun
A fellmonger's place of work.
The trade of a fellmonger.
feloniously
feloniously
adv
In a felonious manner; in a manner that constitutes a felony.
felonry
felonry
noun
Felons as a group.
The convict population of a penal colony.
felony
felony
noun
(US, law) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or by death.
felsobanyite
feminology
feminology
noun
(rare) Synonym of women's studies.
fermentatory
fermentatory
adj
Of or relating to fermentation.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
ferricyanogen
ferricyanogen
noun
(chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe₂(CN)₁₂, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanate
ferrocyanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of ferrocyanic acid; a ferrocyanide.
ferrocyanhydric
ferrocyanic
ferrocyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide
ferrocyanide
ferrocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The complex ion Fe(CN)₆⁴⁻; any salt containing this ion; they are used in making blue pigments
ferrocyanogen
ferrocyanogen
noun
(chemistry) The tetravalent radical Fe(CN)₆.
ferrohydrocyanic
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
festoonery
festoonery
noun
That which is festooned; hanging ornamentation.
festoony
festoony
adj
Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling festoons.
fibrinogenically
fibrinolyses
fibrinolyses
noun
plural of fibrinolysis
fibrocrystalline
fidejussionary
flamboyance
flamboyance
Noun
The condition of being flamboyant.
A group of flamingos.
flamboyances
flamboyances
noun
plural of flamboyance
flamboyantize
flocculency
flocculency
noun
Quality of being flocculent.
flocculently
flocculently
adv
In a flocculent manner.
flouncey
flouncey
adj
Dated form of flouncy.
flounderingly
flounderingly
adv
In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
fluorenyl
fluorenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A radical or cation derived from fluorene
fogyishness
fontenoy
fonteyn
forbearantly
forbearantly
adv
In a forbearant manner.
forbearingly
forbearingly
adv
In a forbearing manner.
forbiddenly
forbiddenly
adv
In a forbidden or unlawful manner.
forbysen
forbysening
forebodingly
forebodingly
adv
In a foreboding manner.
forecastingly
forecastingly
adv
So as to forecast or predict.
foredestiny
forefeelingly
forefeelingly
adv
With presentiment.
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
foreignly
foreignly
adv
In a foreign manner.
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
forelaying
forelaying
verb
present participle of forelay
forensicality
forensicality
noun
The quality of being forensic; a forensic approach or attitude.