Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus.
antideflation
antideflation
adj
(economics) Preventing or countering deflation.
antifederal
antifederal
adj
Alternative form of anti-federal
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifederalist
antifederalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-federalist
antifeudal
antifeudal
adj
(politics) Opposing a feudal system.
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antifeudalistic
antifeudalization
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
auldfarrantlike
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
blindfast
candleshrift
canfieldite
canfieldite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare silver tin sulfide mineral.
cathodofluorescence
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chondrofetal
closefistedness
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
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.
confidentialness
confidentialness
noun
The state or quality of being confidential.
confidently
confidently
adv
In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
conflicted
conflicted
adj
(Canada, US, informal) In a state of personal or emotional conflict.
Having a conflict of interest.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflict
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterreflected
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
deadlifting
deadlifting
verb
present participle of deadlift
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
decalcification
decalcification
noun
The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
deceitfulness
deceitfulness
noun
The state or quality of being deceitful.
deceitfulnesses
deceitfulnesses
noun
plural of deceitfulness
declassification
declassification
noun
The process of declassifying.
declassifications
declassifications
noun
plural of declassification
defailment
defailment
noun
(obsolete) Failure.
defalcating
defalcating
verb
present participle of defalcate
defalcation
defalcation
noun
(law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
embezzlement
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defaultant
defaultant
noun
Synonym of defaulter
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defectlessness
defectlessness
noun
Absence of defects.
defensibility
defensibility
noun
The state or quality of being defensible
deferential
deferential
adj
(anatomy, not comparable) Of, or relating to the vas deferens.
Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
deferentiality
deferentiality
noun
The quality of being deferential.
deferentially
deferentially
adv
In a deferential manner.
defiantly
defiantly
adv
In a defiant manner.
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
defibrillation
defibrillation
noun
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
deficiently
deficiently
adv
In a deficient manner.
defilement
defilement
noun
(military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
The act of defiling.
The state of being defiled.
defilements
defilements
noun
plural of defilement
defiliation
defiliation
noun
The abstraction of a child from its parents.
definability
definability
noun
The quality of being definable.
definitely
definitely
adv
In a definite manner; decisively.
Without question and beyond doubt.
definitional
definitional
adj
Of or relating to a definition.
Used to define something.
definitively
definitively
adv
In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.
deflagrating
deflagrating
verb
present participle of deflagrate
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
deflagrations
deflagrations
noun
plural of deflagration
deflating
deflating
verb
present participle of deflate
deflation
deflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
(economics, euphemistic) An economic contraction.
(geology) The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.
An act or instance of deflating.
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.
deflationist
deflationist
noun
A supporter of deflationism.
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
deflection
deflection
noun
The act of deflecting or something deflected.
The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.
deflectional
deflectional
adj
Of or pertaining to deflection.
deflectionization
deflectionize
deflections
deflections
noun
plural of deflection
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
deflocculent
defloration
defloration
noun
the act of deflowering
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
defluent
defluent
adj
Running downward; decurrent.
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
defoliating
defoliating
verb
present participle of defoliate
defoliation
defoliation
noun
The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.
defoliations
defoliations
noun
plural of defoliation
deformational
deformational
adj
Pertaining to, due to, or causing deformation
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.
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
delignification
delignification
noun
The removal of lignin, typically from wood pulp
delirifacient
delirifacient
adj
(medicine) Producing, or tending to produce, delirium.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that tends to cause delirium.
deltafication
deltafication
noun
The formation of a delta or deltas.
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
desilicification
desilicification
noun
The removal of impregnated silica
despitefulness
despitefulness
noun
The state or quality of being despiteful.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
dessertspoonfuls
dessertspoonfuls
noun
plural of dessertspoonful
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
diabolification
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.
differentiability
differentiability
noun
The ability to be differentiated.
differentiable
differentiable
adj
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.
(comparable, of multiple items) able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.
differential
differential
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to differentiation or the differential calculus.
Dependent on, or making a difference; distinctive.
Having differences in speed or direction of motion.
Of or pertaining to a difference.
noun
(mathematics) An infinitesimal change in a variable, or the result of differentiation.
A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all.
A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things.
One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other.
The differential gear in an automobile, etc.
differentialize
differentialize
verb
(rare) Synonym of differentiate
differentially
differentially
adv
(mathematics) With regard to differentiation
In a differential manner
differentials
differentials
noun
plural of differential
differently
differently
adv
(manner) In a different way.
difficultness
difficultness
noun
The state or quality of being difficult.
diffidently
diffidently
adv
In a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself.
difflation
difflation
noun
(obsolete) A blowing apart or away.
diffluent
diffluent
adj
Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
diffractional
diffractional
adj
Relating to, or caused by diffraction
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
difunctional
difunctional
adj
bifunctional
dinoflagellata
dinoflagellatae
dinoflagellate
dinoflagellate
noun
Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.
disaffiliating
disaffiliating
verb
present participle of disaffiliate
disaffiliation
disaffiliation
noun
The termination of an affiliation; the act of ceasing to be associated with something.
disaffiliations
disaffiliations
noun
plural of disaffiliation
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
discontentful
discontentful
adj
Full of discontent.
diselectrification
disgustfulness
disgustfulness
noun
The state of being disgustful.
disinflate
disinflate
verb
(economics) To reduce the rate of inflation
disinflated
disinflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinflate
disinflating
disinflating
verb
present participle of disinflate
disinflation
disinflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the inflation rate.
(economics) Deflation
disinflationary
disinflationary
adj
(economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
disrespectfulness
disrespectfulness
noun
The state or quality of being disrespectful; disrespect; disregard.