A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brandify
butteryfingered
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
confidentiary
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
cylindriform
cylindriform
adj
Having the form of a cylinder.
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
dandriffy
decertifying
decertifying
verb
present participle of decertify
deferentiality
deferentiality
noun
The quality of being deferential.
deferentially
deferentially
adv
In a deferential manner.
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.
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
denitrifying
denitrifying
verb
present participle of denitrify
desertifying
desertifying
verb
present participle of desertify
devitrifying
devitrifying
verb
present participle of devitrify
differencingly
differency
differentiability
differentiability
noun
The ability to be differentiated.
differentially
differentially
adv
(mathematics) With regard to differentiation
In a differential manner
differently
differently
adv
(manner) In a different way.
differingly
differingly
adv
In a differing or different way.
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
disconformably
disconformably
adv
In a disconformable manner
disconformity
disconformity
noun
(geology) A type of unconformity in which erosion or lack of deposition has occurred between two parallel sedimentary strata.
(religion) nonconformity
disfiguringly
disfiguringly
adv
So as to cause disfigurement.
disinflationary
disinflationary
adj
(economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
dispersonify
dispersonify
verb
To view as impersonal; to see as an object rather than as having personal attributes.
disuniformity
disuniformity
noun
The quality of being disuniform.
diversifying
diversifying
verb
present participle of diversify
driftingly
driftingly
adv
In a way that drifts.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
fairyland
fairyland
adj
Having qualities ascribed to fairies and their realm; fanciful, delicate, surreal, or diminutive.
noun
Any place of great natural beauty, or having a magical atmosphere.
The imaginary land or abode of fairies.
fairylands
fairylands
noun
plural of fairyland
faradocontractility
faradocontractility
noun
The tendency of muscles to contract under the influence of an induced electric current
ferricyanhydric
ferricyanide
ferricyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions.
(inorganic chemistry) Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)₆³⁻; used in making blue pigments.
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanhydric
ferrocyanide
ferrocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The complex ion Fe(CN)₆⁴⁻; any salt containing this ion; they are used in making blue pigments
ferrohydrocyanic
fidejussionary
flounderingly
flounderingly
adv
In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.
forbiddenly
forbiddenly
adv
In a forbidden or unlawful manner.
forbiddingly
forbiddingly
adv
in a forbidding manner
forebodingly
forebodingly
adv
In a foreboding manner.
foredestiny
foundationary
frenziedly
frenziedly
adv
In a frenzied manner.
friendlily
friendlily
adv
(rare) In a friendly manner; like a friend; warmly; kindly.
friendly
friendly
adj
(in compounds) Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun).
(number theory) Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.
(usually military) Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports.
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.
Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.
Without any hostility.
adv
(archaic) In a friendly manner, like a friend.
noun
(sports) A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.
A person or entity on the same side in a conflict.
frightenedly
frightenedly
adv
In a frightened manner.
furfurylidene
hinderfully
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.
hydroferrocyanic
hydroferrocyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from hydrogen, ferrous iron, and cyanogen.
hydrofluozirconic
hydroforming
hydroforming
noun
(engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means of high-pressure hydraulic fluid
(organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hyperconfidence
hyperconfident
hyperconfident
adj
Extremely confident.
hyperconfidently
hyperdeification
hyperdeifying
hyperfastidiousness
indemnificatory
indemnificatory
adj
That serves to indemnify
indifferency
indifferency
noun
(obsolete) A lack of strong feeling; indifference.