(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
arteriofibrosis
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
bacteriofluorescin
bairnsfather
barefisted
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
beforetimes
beforetimes
adv
(archaic) Previously; in the past.
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
bifistular
bifistular
adj
Doubly fistular; having two tubelike parts.
bifrost
bifrost
Proper noun
The rainbow bridge that connects Asgard with Midgard.
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
biotransformation
biotransformation
noun
(biochemistry) The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
briefest
briefest
adj
superlative form of brief: most brief
brutifies
brutifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brutify
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterflies
butterflies
noun
(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach
plural of butterfly
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butterfly
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
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
ceratofibrous
certifiableness
certifiableness
noun
The quality of being certifiable (able to be certified).
chondrofibromatous
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
comfortabilities
comfortabilities
noun
plural of comfortability
crossfertilizable
cystofibroma
cystofibroma
noun
(pathology) A fibroma containing cysts
defibrinates
defibrinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defibrinate
deuterofibrinose
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomfortably
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
diversifiability
diversifiability
noun
The quality or capacity of being diversifiable.
esterifiable
esterifiable
adj
Capable of esterifying.
fabricates
fabricates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fabricate
fabrications
fabrications
noun
plural of fabrication
fabricators
fabricators
noun
plural of fabricator
fabricatress
fabritius
fatbirds
febricities
febricities
noun
plural of febricity
febrilities
febrilities
noun
plural of febrility
fermentescible
fermentescible
adj
fermentable
fertilisability
fertilisable
fertilisable
adj
Alternative spelling of fertilizable
fiaroblast
fibratus
fibratus
noun
a cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, clearly separate, and with thin, straight terminations; associated with cirrus and cirrostratus formations.
fibrilations
fibrillates
fibrillates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fibrillate
fibrillations
fibrillations
noun
plural of fibrillation
fibrinoplastic
fibrinoplastic
adj
Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought in contact with fibrinogen.
fibrinoplastin
fibrinoplastin
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin.
fibroblast
fibroblast
noun
A cell found in connective tissue that produces fibers, such as collagen.
fibroblastic
fibroblastic
adj
of, or relating to a fibroblast
fibroblasts
fibroblasts
noun
plural of fibroblast
fibrobronchitis
fibrocartilaginous
fibrocartilaginous
adj
Of or pertaining to fibrocartilage.
fibrochondritis
fibrochondrosteal
fibrocrystalline
fibrocyst
fibrocystic
fibrocystic
adj
(pathology) Having increased fibrosis together with increased cystic spaces.
fibrocystoma
fibroelastic
fibroelastic
adj
(anatomy) fibrous and elastic
fibrointestinal
fibroligamentous
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
fibromatosis
fibromatosis
noun
(pathology) The presence of multiple fibromas.
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fibromyitis
fibromyomatous
fibromyositis
fibronectins
fibronectins
noun
plural of fibronectin
fibropericarditis
fibroplastic
fibroplastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibroplasia
fibrosities
fibrosities
noun
plural of fibrosity
fibrositis
fibrositis
noun
fibromyalgia
fibrositises
fibrosity
fibrosity
noun
The quality of being fibrous.
fibrotuberculosis
fibster
fibster
noun
One who fibs.
filberts
filberts
noun
plural of filbert
filibuster
filibuster
noun
(US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer.
(US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
verb
(originally and mainly US, politics) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.
To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.
filibustered
filibustered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filibuster
filibusterer
filibusterer
noun
A person who filibusters.
filibusterers
filibusterers
noun
plural of filibusterer
filibustering
filibustering
noun
The act of one who filibusters.
verb
present participle of filibuster
filibusterism
filibusterism
noun
(US) The practice of forcefully and unauthorisedly acquiring control of foreign land.
(dated) Piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war.
The practice of delaying legislation by filibuster or other obstructive tactics.
filibusterous
filibusterous
adj
filibustering
filibusters
filibusters
noun
plural of filibuster
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filibuster
filibustrous
filterableness
fimbriations
fimbriations
noun
plural of fimbriation
fimbristylis
fireboats
fireboats
noun
plural of fireboat
firebrats
firebrats
noun
plural of firebrat
firstborn
firstborn
adj
Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
noun
The first child to be born to a parent or family.
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
flabbergastation
flabbergastation
noun
(archaic, colloquial, humorous) The act of confounding or bewildering.
(colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
flabbergasting
flabbergasting
adj
Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.
verb
present participle of flabbergast
flabbergastingly
flabbergastingly
adv
Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly
flibbertigibbets
flibbertigibbets
noun
plural of flibbertigibbet
flibustier
flibustier
noun
(obsolete) A French buccaneer; a French pirate in the Americas.
footbridges
footbridges
noun
plural of footbridge
forbesite
forbesite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate of nickel and cobalt found in the Atacama desert
foreseeability
foreseeability
noun
The state or characteristic of being foreseeable; predictability.
forfeitableness
fractonimbus
frangibilities
frangibilities
noun
plural of frangibility
freieslebenite
freieslebenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare opaque sulfide mineral of antimony, lead and silver with the chemical formula AgPbSbS₃.
friabilities
friabilities
noun
plural of friability
frigostable
froebelist
frostbird
frostbird
noun
The golden plover.
frostbit
frostbit
verb
simple past tense of frostbite
frostbite
frostbite
noun
An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in winter sailboating.
(transitive) To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost.
frostbiter
frostbites
frostbites
noun
plural of frostbite
frostbiting
frostbiting
verb
present participle of frostbite
frostbitings
frostbitten
frostbitten
adj
Affected by frostbite.
furbishment
fusobacteria
fusobacteria
noun
plural of fusobacterium
fusobacterium
fusobacterium
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium
fusobteria
ineffervescibility
infrabestial
infrustrable
infrustrably
interfibrous
interfibrous
adj
(anatomy) Between fibers.
intertransformability
intertransformability
noun
The ability to transform into each other.
intertransformable
intertransformable
adj
Able to transform into each other.
intransferable
intransferable
adj
Not transferable
intransferrable
intransformable
intransformable
adj
Not transformable
intransfusible
intransfusible
adj
Not transfusible
irrefutableness
irrefutableness
noun
irrefutability; the state or quality of being irrefutable.