Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
bumbailiffship
bumblebeefish
bumblebeefishes
calathiform
chalcidiform
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
chloralformamide
chloroformic
chloroformic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to chloroformic acid or its derivatives
chloroforming
chloroforming
verb
present participle of chloroform
chloroformism
chloroformism
noun
(medicine, archaic) addiction to chloroform
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
choleriform
choleriform
adj
Resembling cholera.
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
climbingfish
climbingfishes
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
cochleiform
cochleiform
adj
Having the form of a snail shell
damfoolish
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
damselfishes
damselfishes
noun
plural of damselfish
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.
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
facioscapulohumeral
facioscapulohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
familyish
familyish
adj
(informal) Suitable for, or characteristic of, family.
farnhamville
ferrihemoglobin
ferrihemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A form of hemoglobin in which the central ferrous iron atom is oxidised to the ferric state
filesmith
filesmith
noun
A maker of files (rasping tools).
filmish
filmish
adj
(informal, colloquial) Of, relating to, or characteristic of films, movies, or the film industry; cinematic.
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
fishmeals
fishmeals
noun
plural of fishmeal
flamefish
flamefishes
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
fleischmanns
flemish
flemish
noun
(nautical) Short for Flemish coil (“a rope that has been arranged into a neat, flat spiral coil”).
verb
(transitive, nautical) Often followed by down: to arrange (a rope) into a neat, flat spiral coil.
flemished
flemished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flemish
flemishes
flemishes
noun
plural of flemish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flemish
flemishing
flemishing
verb
present participle of flemish
fletcherism
fletcherism
Noun
A dietary system prescribing the repeated chewing of food until all taste is lost, and in abstention from food until very hungry.
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
formaldehydesulphoxylic
formalith
francophilism
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
fuglemanship
fumishly
halftime
halftime
noun
(American football) The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
(US) Alternative spelling of half-time
halftimes
halftimes
noun
plural of halftime
heliciform
heliciform
adj
Having the form of a helix; spiral.
hemifacial
hemifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face.
hemoglobiniferous
heredofamilial
highfalutinism
highfalutinism
noun
highfalutin language or behaviour
himself
himself
pron
(Ireland) The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he (used of upper-class gentlemen, or sarcastically, of men who imagine themselves to be more important than others)
(Ireland, otherwise archaic) The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself.
(emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
(reflexive) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
homelife
homelife
noun
The manner in which a person conducts themselves at home, as opposed to how they act in a professional setting.
humilific
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hypsiliform
ischiofemoral
ischiofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the ischium and the femur
labyrinthiform
labyrinthiform
adj
Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.
lachrymiform
lachrymiform
adj
Shaped like a teardrop
lemonfish
lemonfish
noun
A marine fish, the cobia.
lemonfishes
lemonfishes
noun
plural of lemonfish
licheniform
licheniform
adj
Having the form of a lichen.
liebfraumilch
liebfraumilch
Noun
A semi-sweet German white wine.
lifemanship
lifemanship
noun
The art or skill of living well.
lifemanships
lumpfish
lumpfish
noun
lumpsucker
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
lymphangiofibroma
machineful
machineful
noun
Enough laundry to fill a washing machine.
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
marshfield
mightful
mightful
adj
(now literary, archaic) Mighty, powerful.
mightfully
mightfulness
milkfish
milkfish
noun
Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.
milkfishes
milkfishes
noun
plural of milkfish
mirthful
mirthful
adj
Filled with mirth.
mirthfully
mirthfully
adv
In a mirthful manner.
mirthfulness
mirthfulness
noun
The property of being mirthful.
mirthfulnesses
mischanceful
mischanceful
adj
unlucky
mischiefful
mischiefful
adj
(rare) mischievous
multiflash
multiflash
adj
(photography) Involving more than one flash.
niflheim
niflheim
Proper noun
Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead
nitrochloroform
nitrochloroform
noun
chlorpicrin
phalangiform
phalangiform
adj
(biology) Resembling a phalanx.
phosphowolframic
photofilm
phylliform
phylliform
Adjective
leaf-shaped
phyllopodiform
phyllopodiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling the Phyllopoda.
platformish
plinthiform
reflourishment
reflourishment
noun
The process of flourishing anew.
riflemanship
riflemanship
noun
The skill or art of shooting a rifle.
semiflashproof
semitruthful
semitruthfully
semitruthfulness
silicochloroform
silicochloroform
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The silicon analog of chloroform SiHCl₃
smithfield
subcheliform
subcheliform
adj
Almost or imperfectly cheliform.
subtrochleariform
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulfamethazine
sulfamethazine
noun
sulfadimidine
sulfamethylthiazole
sulfarsphenamine
sulfobismuthite
sulfomethylic
sulphowolframic
thalamiflorae
thalamifloral
thalamifloral
adj
(botany) Bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle.
thalamiflorous
thalamiflorous
adj
Alternative form of thalamifloral
thalliform
thalliform
adj
Of the form of a thallus.
thimbleflower
thimbleful
thimbleful
noun
(by extension) A small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits.