(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amplificative
amplificative
adj
amplificatory
amplificator
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
artificialism
artificialism
noun
(psychology) The belief that anything that exists must have been made by a conscious entity, such as God or a human being
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
benzoylformic
borowolframic
calamiferious
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calamiform
calathiform
calcariform
calcariform
adj
Having the shape of a spur
calceiform
calceiform
adj
Having the shape of a slipper or shoe
calciform
calciform
adj
Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
caliciform
caliciform
adj
Having the shape of a cup or calyx.
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
californiums
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
cambricleaf
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
campaniliform
campaniliform
adj
Alternative form of campaniform
canaliform
canaliform
adj
Having the form of a canal
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
capitelliform
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caprifolium
caprimulgiformes
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
cauliform
cauliform
adj
Having the form of a caulis.
celliform
celliform
adj
Having the form of a cell; cellular
celtiform
cerebriformly
cerebriformly
adv
In a cerebriform manner.
chalcidiform
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
chloralformamide
chloroformic
chloroformic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to chloroformic acid or its derivatives
chloroforming
chloroforming
verb
present participle of chloroform
chloroformism
chloroformism
noun
(medicine, archaic) addiction to chloroform
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
choleriform
choleriform
adj
Resembling cholera.
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
ciliform
ciliform
adj
Having the form of cilia
ciliiform
ciliiform
adj
Alternative form of ciliform
cinefilm
cinefilm
noun
(countable) A film recorded on this medium.
(countable, uncountable) Any of various obsolete film formats, including 8 mm, 9.5 mm, 16 mm, and Super 8, formerly much used for making home movies to be viewed on a projector.
verb
(transitive) To record onto cinefilm.
circumferential
circumferential
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
Circuitous, indirect or roundabout.
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
circumflect
circumflect
verb
(transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
To bend around.
circumflex
circumflex
adj
Curving around.
Having a circumflex mark.
noun
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
circumfluence
circumfluence
noun
A flowing round on all sides; an enclosing with fluid.
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumfluous
circumfluous
adj
circumfluent
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumfusile
circumfusile
adj
(nonce word) Capable of being poured or spread around.
cirmcumferential
clanjamfrie
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
cliffsman
climbingfish
climbingfishes
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
cochleiform
cochleiform
adj
Having the form of a snail shell
coliform
coliform
adj
Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals
noun
Such a bacterium
coliforms
coliforms
noun
plural of coliform
coliiformes
colliform
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
colubriformes
colubriformia
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columelliform
columelliform
adj
Having the form of a columella.
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
columniform
columniform
adj
Having the form of a column.
colymbiform
colymbriformes
comfily
comfily
adv
(informal) comfortably
comfortabilities
comfortabilities
noun
plural of comfortability
comfortability
comfortability
noun
Synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”)
Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”)
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
complexified
complexified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complexify
complexifies
complexifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complexify
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
confessionalism
confessionalism
noun
(poetry) A style of American poetry that draws on the personal history of the poet.
(religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching.
A system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious and ethnic communities.
confirmability
confirmability
noun
The state or property of being capable of being confirmed.
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
confirmational
confirmational
adj
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the confirmation of one theory or observation by others.
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmatorily
confirmatorily
adv
So as to confirm something.
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confirmingly
confirmingly
adv
So as to confirm; in a confirming manner.
conformability
conformability
noun
conformableness
conformational
conformational
adj
Of or pertaining to a conformation
conformationally
conformationally
adv
(chemistry) With respect to the conformation of a molecule
conformingly
conformingly
adv
In a way that conforms.
coralliform
coralliform
adj
Having the shape of coral.
corolliform
corolliform
adj
Having the form of a corolla
cotyliform
cotyliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a cup.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
crimeful
crimeful
adj
criminal; wicked; illegal
crotaliform
cruciformly
cruciformly
adv
In a cruciform manner.
crystalliform
crystalliform
adj
In the form of a crystal.
cuculiform
cuculiform
noun
Any bird of the order Cuculiformes
cuculiformes
cuculliform
cuculliform
adj
Cowl- or hood-shaped.
culiciform
culiciform
adj
(zoology) gnat-shaped
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
cumuliform
cumuliform
adj
Having the shape of a cumulus cloud.
cupuliform
cupuliform
Adjective
Shaped like a cupule.
cylindriform
cylindriform
adj
Having the form of a cylinder.
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cypseliformes
decemfoliate
decemfoliolate
demiflouncing
demiofficial
democratifiable
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
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.
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomfortably
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disconformably
disconformably
adv
In a disconformable manner
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
electroforming
electroforming
noun
The manufacture of shaped components by electrodeposition on a pattern or mandrel.