(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascidiferous
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
autodiffusion
autodiffusion
noun
(physics) The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar entities, especially in a solid
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cathodofluorescence
chondrofibromatous
defamous
defamous
adj
(obsolete) defamatory
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
diatomiferous
diffusional
diffusional
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusion.
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disfiguration
disfiguration
noun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
disinfeudation
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
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
dysfunctional
dysfunctional
adj
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
Not performing its proper or intended function.
eisteddfodau
eisteddfodau
noun
plural of eisteddfod
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
endosulfans
endosulfans
noun
plural of endosulfan
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
faradomuscular
faradomuscular
adj
Relating to the contraction of muscles under the influence of an induced electric current
faradonervous
fastidious
fastidious
adj
Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
fastidiously
fastidiously
adv
In a fastidious manner
fastidiousness
fastidiousness
noun
The quality of being fastidious.
fastiduous
fastiduously
fastiduousness
fastiduousnesses
favouredness
favouredness
noun
(chiefly in combination) Quality of being favoured.
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
feudalisation
feudalisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of feudalization
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
feudovassalism
fideicommissumissa
fidejussionary
fissidentaceous
fissidentaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Fissidentaceae.
fistularioid
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
flosculariidae
fluidisation
fluidisation
noun
Alternative form of fluidization
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluoridations
fluoridations
noun
plural of fluoridation
fluoridisation
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
foecunditatis
foederatus
foederatus
noun
A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
formularised
formularised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formularise
foulards
foulards
noun
plural of foulard
foundationless
foundationless
adj
Without foundation; unfounded.
foundationlessness
foundationlessness
noun
Absence of a foundation.
foundations
foundations
noun
plural of foundation
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
fourstrand
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fumados
fumados
noun
plural of fumado
furanoside
furanoside
noun
(biochemistry) The furanose form of a glycoside
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
fuseboard
glandiferous
glandiferous
adj
Bearing acorns or other nuts.
glanduliferous
glanduliferous
adj
Bearing glandules.
hausdorff
hausdorff
Adjective
Such that any two points have disjoint neighborhoods.
humidifications
humidifications
noun
plural of humidification
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
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydrosulfate
hydrosulfate
noun
(chemistry) Any sulfate of an organic base
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfastidiously
hyperfastidiousness
infandous
infandous
adj
(obsolete) Extremely odious
latifundios
magnetofluiddynamics
magnetofluidmechanics
nefandous
nefandous
adj
(archaic) Unspeakable, appalling.
nefandousness
nondesulfurization
nondisqualifying
nondisqualifying
adj
Not disqualifying.
nonfastidious
nonfastidiously
nonfastidiousness
nonfiduciaries
nonfundamentalist
nonfundamentalist
noun
One who is not a fundamentalist.
obfuscated
obfuscated
adj
(archaic, slang) Drunk.
Having undergone obfuscation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obfuscate
outfasted
outfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfast
outfeasted
outfeasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfeast
outfieldsman
outfieldsman
noun
(cricket) A player in the outfield.
outsatisfied
outsatisfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsatisfy
overfastidious
overfastidious
adj
Excessively fastidious.
overfastidiously
overfastidiously
adv
In an overfastidious manner.
overfastidiousness
overfastidiousness
noun
(rare) the state of being overfastidious
palladiferous
palladiferous
adj
Containing or producing palladium.
pallidiflorous
paludiferous
pseudoaffectionate
pseudoaffectionate
adj
Apparently, but not actually, affectionate.
pseudoaffectionately
pseudobenefactory
pseudoconfessional
pseudofaithful
pseudofaithfully
pseudofamous
pseudofamous
adj
Apparently, but not actually, famous.
pseudofamously
pseudofarcy
pseudofarcy
noun
epizootic lymphangitis, a disease of horses
pseudofatherly
pseudofilaria
pseudofilaria
noun
(zoology) One of the two elongated vibratile young formed by fission of the embryo during the development of certain Gregarinae.
pseudofilarian
pseudofinal
pseudofinal
adj
(electrical engineering) Denoting a kind of steady-state voltage distribution.
pseudofinally
pseudofluctuation
pseudofoliaceous
pseudoinfluenza
pseudoofficial
pseudoofficially
pseudoprofessional
pseudoprofessional
adj
Of or relating to a pseudoprofession.
Seeming professional, or professionally competent, but lacking true professionalism.
pseudoprofessorial
pseudoreformatory
pseudoscientifically
pseudoscientifically
adv
In a pseudoscientific fashion.
quadratiferous
quadrifarious
quadrifarious
adj
(botany) Arranged in four rows or ranks.
quadrifariously
quadrifariously
adv
In a quadrifarious manner.
quadrifolious
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
radiciferous
radiciflorous
radiciflorous
adj
(botany) Flowering from the root.
radiferous
radiferous
adj
containing radium (or other material used for radiotherapy)
raduliferous
raphidiferous
raphidiferous
adj
Bearing raphides.
sandiferous
sanfourd
scrofulaweed
scrofuloderma
scrofuloderma
noun
A skin condition caused by tuberculous involvement of the skin by direct extension, usually from underlying tuberculous lymphadenitis.
shuffleboard
shuffleboard
noun
(countable) The long, narrow board on which this game is played.
(uncountable) A game that involves sliding a puck or coin towards a target.