(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aircraftman
aircraftman
noun
A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
aircraftsman
aircraftsman
noun
An aircraftman.
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
amelification
ammocoetiform
ammonification
ammonification
noun
(biochemistry) The formation of ammonia or its compounds from nitrogenous compounds, especially as a result of bacterial decomposition.
(chemistry) The treatment or impregnation of something with ammonia.
amplificate
amplificate
verb
(obsolete or nonstandard) To amplify.
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(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.
anticonfederationism
anticonformist
anticonformist
noun
An advocate of anticonformity
anticonformities
anticonformity
anticonformity
noun
A form of individualism that is an active rejection of conformity
antifascism
antifascism
noun
Opposition to fascism
antifascisms
antifascisms
noun
plural of antifascism
antifeministic
antifeministic
Adjective
antifeminist
antiferromagnetic
antiferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
archaeopterygiformes
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
atactiform
atactiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ataxia.
bacteriform
bracteiform
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calathiform
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
capitelliform
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
celtiform
cementification
cementification
noun
Synonym of cementogenesis
centrisciform
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
chondrofibromatous
christiform
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
circumferent
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.
circumferentor
circumferentor
noun
(surveying) An instrument used to measure horizontal angles, consisting of a brass circle and an index, all of one piece.
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
circumflect
circumflect
verb
(transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
To bend around.
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
cirmcumferential
coaffirmation
cofermentation
cofermentation
noun
The simultaneous fermentation of two materials
coffeetime
coffeetime
noun
A time when coffee is drunk.
coinfeftment
comfiest
comfiest
adj
superlative form of comfy: most comfy
comfit
comfit
noun
(Australia) A computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force.
A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make into a dry sugared confection.
comfits
comfits
noun
plural of comfit
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
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”)
comfortation
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
comforting
comforting
adj
Giving comfort.
noun
The act of giving comfort.
verb
present participle of comfort
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
cominformist
cominformists
commonefaction
compactification
compactification
noun
(physics) Any modification of a theory such that an infinite parameter becomes finite
(topology) Any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
(topology) The space resulting from any such procedure.
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
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.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederatism
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
confinement
confinement
noun
(dated) Lying-in, time of giving birth.
The act of confining or the state of being confined.
lockdown
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confirmability
confirmability
noun
The state or property of being capable of being confirmed.
confirmation
confirmation
noun
(law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
confirmational
confirmational
adj
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the confirmation of one theory or observation by others.
confirmations
confirmations
noun
plural of confirmation
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmatorily
confirmatorily
adv
So as to confirm something.
confirmatory
confirmatory
adj
Serving to confirm something.
confirmity
confirmment
conformability
conformability
noun
conformableness
conformation
conformation
noun
(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
The state of being conformed; agreement
conformational
conformational
adj
Of or pertaining to a conformation
conformationally
conformationally
adv
(chemistry) With respect to the conformation of a molecule
conformations
conformations
noun
plural of conformation
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
conformists
conformists
noun
plural of conformist
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
confricamenta
confricamentum
confrontationism
confrontationism
noun
A policy of confrontation.
corticiform
corticiform
adj
Resembling, or having the form of, bark or rind.
costiform
costiform
adj
Having the form of a rib.
cottiform
cottiform
adj
Characteristic of fish of the genus Cottus (freshwater sculpins), especially in morphology.
noun
Such a fish
cotyliform
cotyliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a cup.
counteraffirm
counteraffirmation
counterfeitment
counterfeitment
noun
counterfeiting
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
counterreformation
craftmanship
craftmanship
noun
Alternative form of craftsmanship
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmanships
craftsmanships
noun
plural of craftsmanship
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
crateriform
crateriform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a shallow bowl.
creamfruit
crescentiform
crescentiform
adj
Having a crescent shape.
cribriformity
cribriformity
noun
The condition of being cribriform
cristiform
cristiform
adj
Resembling a crest
cromfordite
crotaliform
cruciformity
crystalliform
crystalliform
adj
In the form of a crystal.
cteniform
cteniform
adj
Comb-shaped.
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cystiform
cystiform
adj
Resembling a cyst
cystofibroma
cystofibroma
noun
(pathology) A fibroma containing cysts
damnification
damnification
noun
That which causes damage or loss.
damnificatus
decemfoliate
decemfoliolate
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demagnification
demagnification
noun
The act or the result of demagnifying.
democratifiable
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
dermoossification
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.
diffractometer
diffractometer
noun
A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter.