(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
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.
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
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.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
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
confidentiary
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confraternity
confraternity
noun
(countable) A group with a common interest.
(countable) A religious fraternity or brotherhood.
(uncountable) Brotherly friendship.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
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
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
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
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.
felonry
felonry
noun
Felons as a group.
The convict population of a penal colony.
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.
fibrinogenically
fibrinolyses
fibrinolyses
noun
plural of fibrinolysis
fibrocrystalline
fidejussionary
flounderingly
flounderingly
adv
In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.
fluorenyl
fluorenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A radical or cation derived from fluorene
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.
forensically
forensically
adv
In a forensic manner.
Regarding forensics, or forensic science.
a forensically thorough search
forepayment
forepayment
noun
payment made in advance
foresaying
foresaying
verb
present participle of foresay
foreseeingly
foreseeingly
adv
With foresight.
foresignify
foresignify
verb
(transitive) To signify beforehand; foreshow.
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forgettingly
forgettingly
adv
So as to forget.
forney
forneys
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
fortunately
fortunately
adv
In a fortunate manner.
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
fortypenny
fortypenny
adj
(UK) Having a value or cost of forty pence.
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fosteringly
fosteringly
adv
In a way that fosters or encourages.
fotheringhay
foundery
foundery
noun
Dated form of foundry.
foundrymen
foundrymen
noun
plural of foundryman
fourpenny
fourpenny
adj
(dated) Costing fourpence.
noun
A coin or stamp worth fourpence.
fourteenthly
fourteenthly
adv
In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row.
freemasonry
freemasonry
noun
(figuratively) Fellowship and sympathy among a number of people.
(figuratively) Strange customs which resemble those of Freemasons.
Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
frictionlessly
frictionlessly
adv
In a frictionless way; without friction.
fromenty
frondosely
frondosely
adv
In a frondose manner.
frontlessly
frontlessly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly; impudently
frontolyses
frontolyses
noun
plural of frontolysis
frozenly
frozenly
adv
While, or as if, frozen; in a manner that is cold, unfeeling, unmoving, etc.
genuflectory
genuflectory
adj
Relating to genuflection.
geoffroyin
geoffroyine
gyrofrequencies
gyrofrequencies
noun
plural of gyrofrequency
gyrofrequency
gyrofrequency
noun
(physics) The frequency of the circular motion of a charged particle in the presence of a uniform magnetic field.
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
honeyflower
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydroferricyanic
hydroferricyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
hydroferrocyanate
hydroferrocyanic
hydroferrocyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from hydrogen, ferrous iron, and cyanogen.