The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
aecidioform
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
afficionado
afficionado
noun
Alternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”)
afficionados
afficionados
noun
plural of afficionado
aficionada
aficionada
noun
(rare) A devoted female admirer; a female aficionado.
(rare) A lesser aficionado; alternative spelling of aficionado
aficionadas
aficionadas
noun
plural of aficionada
aficionado
aficionado
noun
(obsolete) An amateur bullfighter.
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
aficionados
aficionados
noun
plural of aficionado
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
allodification
allodification
noun
Conversion to the allodial system.
alodification
amidocaffeine
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonfederative
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
ascidiferous
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
campodeiform
campodeiform
adj
(zoology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling an insect or larva of the genus Campodea.
campoformido
cardiform
cardiform
adj
(of fish teeth) Resembling a series of combs
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
chalcidiform
charadriiform
charadriiform
adj
(ornithology) Belonging to the Charadriiformes.
noun
Any bird of the order Charadriiformes
charadriiformes
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chloralformamide
choanoflagellida
choanoflagellidae
chondrification
chondrification
noun
(physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process.
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
cibophobiafood
coalfield
coalfield
noun
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
coalfields
coalfields
noun
plural of coalfield
coalified
coalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coalify
codifiability
codifiability
noun
The ability to structure information or knowledge into a code, or set of rules; ability to codify.
codification
codification
noun
The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
codifications
codifications
noun
plural of codification
cofinanced
cofinanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofinance
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
confederatio
confederation
confederation
noun
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
confederatism
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confederatize
confervoideae
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
confidante
confidante
noun
A female confidant.
A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
confidentiality
confidentiality
noun
(countable) Something told in confidence; a secret.
(uncountable) The property of being confidential.
confidentially
confidentially
adv
In a confidential manner.
Spoken of in a private manner.
confidentialness
confidentialness
noun
The state or quality of being confidential.
confidentiary
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
crawfordsville
crawfordville
cycadiform
cycadofilicale
cycadofilicales
cycadofilices
cycadofilicinean
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
damnification
damnification
noun
That which causes damage or loss.
dandification
dandification
noun
The condition or state of a man who is overly concerned about his clothes and appearance.
deacidification
deacidification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of removing or neutralizing acid
decalcification
decalcification
noun
The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
decapodiform
decemfoliate
decemfoliolate
decertification
decertification
noun
The act or process of decertifying.
decertificaton
declassification
declassification
noun
The process of declassifying.
declassifications
declassifications
noun
plural of declassification
defalcation
defalcation
noun
(law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
embezzlement
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defecation
defecation
noun
Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
deflectional
deflectional
adj
Of or pertaining to deflection.
deflectionization
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
deflocculation
deflocculation
noun
The dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation
deforciant
deforciant
noun
(obsolete, UK, law) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought
(obsolete, UK, law) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
defrication
defunctionalization
defunctionalization
noun
(computing, programming) A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.
defunctionalize
defunctionalize
verb
(computing, programming) To subject to defunctionalization.
degasification
degasification
noun
The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
deification
deification
noun
(Christianity, theology) Union with God; theosis.
A deified embodiment.
Excessive praise.
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
deifications
deifications
noun
plural of deification
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
delignification
delignification
noun
The removal of lignin, typically from wood pulp
deltafication
deltafication
noun
The formation of a delta or deltas.
demagnification
demagnification
noun
The act or the result of demagnifying.
demichamfron
demiofficial
democratifiable
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
denazification
denazification
noun
The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.
denitrification
denitrification
noun
The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.
denitrificator
denitrificator
noun
Synonym of denitrator
densification
densification
noun
The act or process of making or becoming dense.
dentification
dentification
noun
Conversion into dental material or structure
deossification
deossification
noun
The demineralization of bone
dermoossification
desaccharification
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
desilicification
desilicification
noun
The removal of impregnated silica
despecification
despecification
noun
(obsolete) discrimination
The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
detoxification
detoxification
noun
The process of removing toxins.
devitrification
devitrification
noun
The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state
dezincification
dezincification
noun
(metallurgy) The undesirable removal of zinc from zinc-containing alloys by a chemical reaction, as when red rot occurs in brass due to presence of acids.
The act or process of freeing from zinc.
diabolification
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.
diffraction
diffraction
noun
(physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.
diffractional
diffractional
adj
Relating to, or caused by diffraction
diffractions
diffractions
noun
plural of diffraction
diffractometer
diffractometer
noun
A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter.
difunctional
difunctional
adj
bifunctional
dignification
dignification
noun
The act of dignifying; exaltation.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
disaffectation
disaffectation
noun
(perhaps nonstandard) Alternative form of disaffection
(psychoanalysis) alexithymia, a neurological condition characterized by severe lack of emotional awareness
disaffection
disaffection
noun
Alienation; loss of loyalty.
Discontent; unrest.
disaffectionate
disaffectionate
adj
Not disposed to affection; unfriendly.
disaffections
disaffections
noun
plural of disaffection
disciflorae
discifloral
discifloral
adj
(botany) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle.