(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
chondrofibromatous
coformulator
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
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
confricamentum
counteraffirm
counteraffirmation
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
counterreformation
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diatomiferous
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.
emulsification
emulsification
noun
The process by which an emulsion is formed.
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
entomofauna
entomofauna
noun
insect fauna
entomofaunae
entomofaunas
entomofaunas
noun
plural of entomofauna
factotum
factotum
noun
(dated) A general servant.
(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
(printing, historical) A large decorative printing block with a central space into which any letter can be inserted, used to mark the beginning of a chapter of a book in early printing.
A jack of all trades.
An individual employed to do all sorts of duties.
factotums
factotums
noun
plural of factotum
fairmount
falmouth
falmouth
Proper noun
definition
A harbour town in Cornwall, England.
farmout
farmout
noun
The act of subcontracting or outsourcing.
fatiguesome
fatiguesome
adj
fatiguing; tiring
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
femororotulian
ferrotitanium
ferrotitanium
noun
An alloy of iron with 15-45% titanium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
ferrumination
ferrumination
noun
(obsolete) The soldering or uniting of metals.
feulamort
fibroligamentous
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fibromyomatous
fieulamort
filamentiferous
filamentiferous
adj
(archaic) filiferous
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
fistulatome
flameout
flameout
noun
(figurative) The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner.
The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.
The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow).
flameouts
flameouts
noun
plural of flameout
flammulation
flammulation
noun
(zoology) flame-like markings
flannelmouth
flannelmouth
noun
(informal, dated) One who speaks in a glib manner with the intent of deceiving or manipulating others.
(informal, dated) One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
flapmouthed
flavobacterium
flavobacterium
noun
Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
fluoaluminate
fomalhaut
fomalhaut
Proper noun
The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.
foraminulate
foreaccustom
foreannouncement
foreannouncement
noun
An announcement made in advance; a notification or declaration beforehand.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formature
formularisation
formularisation
noun
Alternative spelling of formularization
formularist
formularistic
formularistic
adj
Pertaining to, or exhibiting, formularization.
formularization
formularization
noun
The act of formularizing; a formularized or formulated statement or exhibition.
formulate
formulate
verb
(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
formulated
formulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulate
formulates
formulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formulate
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulation
formulation
noun
(medicine) A medicinal preparation.
A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.
The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
formulations
formulations
noun
plural of formulation
formulator
formulator
noun
A person who formulates
formulators
formulators
noun
plural of formulator
formulatory
formulisation
formulization
formulization
noun
The act or process of reducing to a formula; the state of being formulized.
foulmart
foulmart
noun
Alternative form of foumart
foumart
foumart
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae family.
fractocumulus
fractonimbus
fragmentitious
frontosquamosal
frontosquamosal
adj
At the front of the squamosal
fruitwoman
frumentaceous
frumentaceous
adj
Resembling or pertaining to grain, especially wheat.
frumentarious
frumentarious
adj
Relating to corn.
frumentation
frumentation
noun
(historical) The distribution of corn to the people (especially to appease them during agitation for social or political change)
fulmination
fulmination
noun
That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.
The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
fulminations
fulminations
noun
plural of fulmination
fulminator
fulminator
noun
One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely
fulminatory
fulminatory
adj
Thundering; striking terror.
fultonham
fumatoria
fumatoria
noun
plural of fumatorium
fumatories
fumatories
noun
plural of fumatory
fumatorium
fumatorium
noun
An airtight compartment in which vapour may be generated to destroy germs or insects; especially, the apparatus used to destroy San Jose scale on nursery stock, using hydrocyanic acid vapour.
fumatoriums
fumatory
fumatory
adj
Of or relating to smoke, smoking, or fumigation.
noun
A place for subjecting things to smoke or vapour.
fumattoria
fumbulator
fumigation
fumigation
noun
The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
fumigations
fumigations
noun
plural of fumigation
fumigator
fumigator
noun
An apparatus for fumigating.
One who fumigates.
fumigatories
fumigatorium
fumigators
fumigators
noun
plural of fumigator
fumigatory
fumigatory
adj
Having the quality of purifying by smoke.
funambulation
funambulation
noun
The act of walking on ropes; tightrope walking
funambulator
funambulator
noun
tightrope walker
funambulatory
funambulatory
adj
Narrow, like a tightrope.
Performing in the manner of a tightrope walker.
functionalism
functionalism
noun
(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
(linguistics) Synonym of functional linguistics
(philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
(psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
(social sciences) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
functionarism
fusobacterium
fusobacterium
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium
gluteofemoral
gluteofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the buttocks and the thighs
humanification
humanification
noun
The process or result of humanifying.
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
humidifications
humidifications
noun
plural of humidification
humification
humification
noun
The process of humifying; conversion into humus.
informatus
infumation
infumation
noun
The process of drying in smoke.
interfilamentous
interfilamentous
adj
Between filaments.
limboinfantum
machinofacture
machinofacture
noun
The production of goods through the use of machines.
verb
To produce by means of machinofacture.
magnetiferous
magnetiferous
adj
(dated) Producing or conducting magnetism
(geology) Containing magnetite
magnetofluiddynamic
magnetofluiddynamic
adj
Relating to magnetofluiddynamics.
magnetofluiddynamics
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
malfortune
malfortune
noun
misfortune
malfunction
malfunction
noun
Failure to function.
Faulty functioning.
verb
To fail to function.
To function improperly.
malfunctioned
malfunctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of malfunction
malfunctioning
malfunctioning
verb
present participle of malfunction
malfunctions
malfunctions
noun
plural of malfunction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malfunction
manufaction
manufactor
manufactories
manufactories
noun
plural of manufactory
manufactory
manufactory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to manufacture.
noun
(archaic) A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.
(archaic) A plant where something is manufactured; a factory.
margaritiferous
margaritiferous
adj
Producing pearls.
mercurification
mercurification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury.
The process or operation of obtaining the mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.
metalliferous
metalliferous
adj
(metallurgy) Containing a metallic element. Often used to describe ores that are mined commercially.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
methylsulfanol
misconfiguration
misconfiguration
noun
An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
misfortunate
misfortunate
adj
Having suffered misfortune; pitiable
misfortunately
misfortunately
adv
In a misfortunate manner.
multifactor
multifactor
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
multifactorial
multifactorial
adj
(genetics, of a trait) Involving multiple genetic and/or environmental factors
Involving, or controlled by multiple factors.
noun
(mathematics) A generalisation of a factorial in which each element to be multiplied differs from the next by an integer (e.g. n(n-3)(n-6)(n-9)...)