(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.
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
aepyornithiformes
affectationist
affectationist
noun
One who exhibits affectation.
affectations
affectations
noun
plural of affectation
affectionateness
affectionateness
noun
The state or quality of being affectionate.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affiliations
affiliations
noun
plural of affiliation
affirmations
affirmations
noun
plural of affirmation
affixations
affixations
noun
plural of affixation
afflictionless
afflictionless
adj
Free from affliction.
afflictions
afflictions
noun
plural of affliction
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
afforestational
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
africanthropus
afroasiatic
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
aftersensation
aftersensation
noun
A delayed sensation; one arising significantly later than the stimulus that caused it.
aftervision
afterwisdom
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonformist
anticonformist
noun
An advocate of anticonformity
anticonformities
antifashion
antifashion
adj
Opposed to fashion.
noun
Any fashion that is intentionally contrary to the mainstream.
antifashions
antifashions
noun
plural of antifashion
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antifrost
antifrost
adj
Preventing, or countering the effects of frost.
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antishoplifting
antishoplifting
adj
That serves to counter shoplifting.
antisoporific
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
appersonification
apterygiformes
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
archaeopterygiformes
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
archsacrificator
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
arsenoferratin
arteriofibrosis
artifactitious
artifactitious
adj
artifactual
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
asafoetida
asafoetida
noun
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.
asafoetidas
asafoetidas
noun
plural of asafoetida
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.
asperifoliate
asperifoliate
adj
Alternative form of asperifolious
assafoetida
assafoetida
noun
Alternative spelling of asafoetida
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
astraeiform
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
autodiffusion
autodiffusion
noun
(physics) The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar entities, especially in a solid
autoinfusion
autoinfusion
noun
The movement of blood from one part of the body to another by means of externally-applied pressure (to combat blood loss)
autoreinfusion
autotransfusion
autotransfusion
noun
(medicine) A blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.
autrefois
bacteriofluorescin
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beforetimes
beforetimes
adv
(archaic) Previously; in the past.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
bifrost
bifrost
Proper noun
The rainbow bridge that connects Asgard with Midgard.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bigfoots
bigfoots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigfoot
biosafeties
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
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
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
botflies
botflies
noun
plural of botfly
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calcifications
calcifications
noun
plural of calcification
calefactories
calefactories
noun
plural of calefactory
canafistola
canafistolo
canafistulo
caustification
caustification
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The production of caustic soda (or caustic potash) by treatment of sodium carbonate (or potassium carbonate) with quicklime
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrisciform
ceratofibrous
certifications
certifications
noun
plural of certification
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chondrofibromatous
christiform
christoff
christoffel
christoffer
christoforo
clarifications
clarifications
noun
plural of clarification
classification
classification
noun
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.