(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
afterplanting
afterpotential
afterpotential
noun
A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
afterripening
afterspring
antipriestcraft
antipriestcraft
noun
Opposition to priestcraft.
antiprofiteering
antiprofiteering
adj
Opposing or countering profiteering.
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
apocaffeine
apofenchene
apofenchene
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An unsaturated monocyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₁₆.
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
appersonification
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
cenospecific
cenospecific
adj
Alternative form of coenospecific
cenospecifically
chapfallen
chapfallen
adj
Crestfallen, dejected.
chapfallenly
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chieftainships
chieftainships
noun
plural of chieftainship
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
coenospecific
coenospecific
adj
Relating to coenospecies.
coenospecifically
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
conspecific
conspecific
adj
(taxonomy) relating to the same species
noun
An organism belonging to the same species as another.
conspecifics
conspecifics
noun
plural of conspecific
contemptful
contemptful
adj
Full of contempt.
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
deepfreezing
deepfrozen
defensorship
defensorship
noun
The state or business of a defensor.
despairfulness
despairfulness
noun
The quality of being despairful.
despecification
despecification
noun
(obsolete) discrimination
The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
despitefulness
despitefulness
noun
The state or quality of being despiteful.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
dessertspoonfuls
dessertspoonfuls
noun
plural of dessertspoonful
dispersonification
dispersonification
noun
The process of dispersonifying.
dispersonify
dispersonify
verb
To view as impersonal; to see as an object rather than as having personal attributes.
disrespectfulness
disrespectfulness
noun
The state or quality of being disrespectful; disrespect; disregard.
dolphinfishes
dolphinfishes
noun
plural of dolphinfish
draftsperson
draftsperson
noun
A draftsman or draftswoman.
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
endrumpf
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
epifano
epifauna
epifauna
noun
The benthic fauna, i.e. the collection of sea animals living on the seafloor.
epifaunae
epifaunae
noun
plural of epifauna
epifaunal
epifaunal
adj
Of or pertaining to epifauna.
epifaunas
epulafquen
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exemplifying
exemplifying
verb
present participle of exemplify
expenseful
expenseful
adj
Full of expense; costly; chargeable.
expensefully
expensefully
adv
In an expenseful manner.
expensefulness
expensefulness
noun
The quality of being expenseful.
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
falcopern
fangotherapy
felapton
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
felinophile
felinophile
noun
A person who likes cats.
felinophobe
felinophobe
noun
A person who dislikes cats.
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
feminophobe
fenceplay
fencepost
fencepost
noun
A post which helps hold up a fence.
ferroprint
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
fetoplacental
fetoplacental
adj
Of or pertaining to both the fetus and the placenta.
fetoprotein
fetoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein
fetoproteins
fetoproteins
noun
plural of fetoprotein
fibrinopurulent
fibrinopurulent
adj
Relating to, or containing fibrin and pus
fibropurulent
fibrospongiae
fidepromission
fiendship
fiftypenny
filipendula
filipendulous
filipendulous
adj
Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
filipinize
filipuncture
filipuncture
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of passing wire into an aneurysmal cavity.
fillipeen
fillipeen
noun
Alternative form of philopena
finespun
finespun
adj
delicate and subtle, with fine detail
spun into a fine thread
finetop
finetop
noun
Synonym of redtop (“the grass Agrostis vulgaris”)
fingerparted
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerposts
fingerposts
noun
plural of fingerpost
fingerprint
fingerprint
noun
(computing) Unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem.
A trace that gives evidence of someone's involvement.
A unique combination of features that serves as an identification of something.
The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.
The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface.
verb
(transitive) To identify something uniquely by a combination of measurements.
(transitive) To take somebody's fingerprints.
fingerprinted
fingerprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerprint
fingerprinting
fingerprinting
noun
An act of recording somebody's fingerprints.
Test made to establish and confirm the properties of a material or components
verb
present participle of fingerprint
fingerprints
fingerprints
noun
plural of fingerprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerprint
fingerspin
fingertip
fingertip
noun
The tip of the human finger.
verb
(transitive) to move or deflect with the fingertips
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
fipenny
fipenny
noun
(now historical) A fivepenny; a fivepenny bit.
(slang) A flick-knife.
fippence
fippence
noun
(Britain, informal, dated) fivepence
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
firepan
firepan
noun
A pan for holding or conveying fire, especially the receptacle for the priming of a gun.
firepans
firepans
noun
plural of firepan
firepink
firepink
noun
Silene virginica, a brilliant red wildflower of eastern North America in the family Caryophyllaceae.
firepinks
firepinks
noun
plural of firepink
fireproofing
fireproofing
noun
A fire-resistant coating or substance.
The process of making something resistant to fire.
verb
present participle of fireproof
fireproofness
fireproofness
noun
The quality of being fireproof.
firestopping
firestopping
noun
Material used as a firestop.
fissiparousness
fissiparousness
noun
The quality of being fissiparous.
fivepence
fivepence
noun
A monetary amount of five pence.
fivepenny
fivepenny
adj
(dated) Costing fivepence.
fivepins
fivepins
noun
The game of fivepin bowling.
plural of fivepin
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
flaperon
flaperon
noun
(aviation, aeronautics, aircraft) An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).
flappering
flavoprotein
flavoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases
flippance
flippance
noun
Alternative form of flippancy
flippancies
flippancies
noun
plural of flippancy
flippantness
flippantness
noun
The quality of being flippant.
flipperling
flipperling
noun
(rare, literary) A young seal.
floatplane
floatplane
noun
A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
floatplanes
floatplanes
noun
plural of floatplane
floccipend
floppiness
floppiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being floppy
floppinesses
fluphenazine
fluphenazine
noun
(pharmacology) An antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class, which can be administered orally or by injection.
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.