Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
chylification
chylification
Noun
The production of chyle
chylificatory
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
faithfully
faithfully
adv
(US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.
In a faithful manner.
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
fashionability
fashionability
noun
Fashionableness.
featishly
felichthys
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fifteenthly
fifteenthly
adv
In the fifteenth place; fifteenth in a row.
fifthly
fifthly
adv
In the fifth place; fifth in a row.
fightingly
fightingly
adv
So as to fight; pugnaciously.
filthify
filthify
verb
(transitive) To make something filthy.
filthifying
filthifying
verb
present participle of filthify
filthily
filthily
adv
in a filthy manner
filthy
filthy
adj
Covered with filth; very dirty.
Obscene or offensive.
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
verb
(transitive) To cover in filth.
(transitive) To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt.
fishability
fishability
noun
The quality or degree of being fishable.
flightily
flightily
adv
In a flighty manner.
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flighty
flighty
adj
(obsolete) Swift.
(of a bird) That flies easily or often.
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
forthrightly
forthrightly
adv
In a forthright manner
fortnightly
fortnightly
adj
occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
adv
once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
noun
A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).
frightenedly
frightenedly
adv
In a frightened manner.
frighteningly
frighteningly
adv
In a frightening or terrifying manner.
Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern.
frightfully
frightfully
adv
In a frightful manner.
frothily
frothily
adv
In a frothy way.
ghostlify
ghostlify
verb
To make ghostly; to haunt
hastifly
haylift
haylift
noun
An airlift in which hay is dropped for stranded cattle.
hectocotyliferous
heftily
heftily
adv
In a hefty manner.
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.
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydrosulfite
hydrosulfite
noun
(chemistry) dithionite
hyperconfidently
hyperfastidiously
hyperfederalist
hyperflexibility
hyperflexibility
noun
The condition of being hyperflexible
hyperfunctional
hyperfunctional
adj
Having, or characterised by, increased function
hyperfunctionally
hyperinflation
hyperinflation
noun
(economics) A very high rate of inflation.
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
ichthyofaunal
ichthyofaunal
adj
Relating to ichthyofauna.
insightfully
insightfully
adv
In an insightful manner; with insight.
labyrinthiform
labyrinthiform
adj
Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.
lightfully
lithify
lithify
verb
To turn sediment into solid rock
lithifying
lithifying
verb
present participle of lithify
mightfully
mirthfully
mirthfully
adv
In a mirthful manner.
overfaithfully
overfaithfully
adv
In an overfaithful manner.
overthriftily
phthalylsulfathiazole
phthalylsulfathiazole
noun
The sulfonamide C₁₇H₁₃N₃O₅S₂.
platyfish
platyfish
noun
Certain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin.
platyfishes
platyfishes
noun
plural of platyfish
pseudofaithfully
rightfully
rightfully
adv
In accordance with what is right or just; fairly.
Rightly, correctly.
selfhypnotization
semitruthfully
sheriffalty
shiftability
shiftily
shiftily
adv
In a shifty manner.
shiftingly
shiftingly
adv
In a shifting manner.
shiftlessly
shiftlessly
adv
In a shiftless manner.
sprightfully
sprightfully
adv
In a sprightful manner.
standoffishly
standoffishly
adv
In a standoffish way.
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
succinylsulfathiazole
succinylsulfathiazole
noun
The sulfonamide C₁₃H₁₃N₃O₅S₂ .
sulfamethylthiazole
sulfomethylic
tartuffishly
tartufishly
thiefly
thiefly
adj
(now rare) Like a thief; thievish.
adv
(obsolete) Like a thief; thievishly.
thirtyfold
thirtyfold
adj
thirty times as great, or as many
adv
By a factor of thirty
thriftily
thriftily
adv
In a thrifty manner; economically.
thriftlessly
thriftlessly
adv
In a thriftless manner.
thrillfully
thyrsiflorous
tightfistedly
unaffrightedly
unaffrightedly
adv
(archaic) Without feeling fear.
undelightfully
undelightfully
adv
In a way that is not delightful.
unfaithfully
unfaithfully
adv
In an unfaithful manner.
unfathomability
unfathomability
Noun
The quality of being unfathomable.
unflighty
unflighty
adj
Not flighty.
unmirthfully
unmirthfully
adv
In an unmirthful manner.
unrightfully
unrightfully
adv
In an unrightful manner.
unthriftily
unthriftily
adv
(obsolete) In an immoral or dissolute manner.
In a way that is not thrifty.
whitefly
whitefly
noun
Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest