(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confustication
confustication
noun
(informal) The act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.
confutations
confutations
noun
plural of confutation
confuters
confuters
noun
plural of confuter
confutes
confutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confute
conidiiferous
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
contrafissura
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
copaliferous
copaliferous
adj
Yielding copal.
coralliferous
coralliferous
Adjective
Producing coral
corniferous
corniferous
adj
Horned.
corolliferous
corolliferous
adj
Bearing a corolla.
corticiferous
corticiferous
adj
Producing bark or something resembling bark.
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
costful
costful
adj
(archaic) Expensive; sumptuous
Indicative of expenditure or loss; costly
costiferous
costiferous
adj
(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
cosuffer
cosufferer
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
cotransfuse
counselful
counterclassification
counterclassifications
countereffects
countereffects
noun
plural of countereffect
counterefforts
counterefforts
noun
plural of countereffort
counterfeisance
counterfeisance
noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation.
counterfeiters
counterfeiters
noun
plural of counterfeiter
counterfeitness
counterfeitness
noun
The state or quality of being counterfeit.
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfessed
counterfires
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterinfluences
counterinfluences
noun
plural of counterinfluence
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
counteroffers
counteroffers
noun
plural of counteroffer
counterreforms
counterreforms
noun
plural of counterreform
counterscoff
counterscoff
noun
A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countertransference
countertransference
noun
(psychotherapy) The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to his or her patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.
countfish
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfiedness
criniferous
crossruff
crossruff
noun
(bridge) A play in which tricks are taken by taking alternate ruffs in each hand
verb
(bridge) To execute a play of this kind.
crossruffed
crossruffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossruff
crossruffing
crossruffing
verb
present participle of crossruff
cruciferous
cruciferous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Bearing a cross.
crucifixions
crucifixions
noun
plural of crucifixion
crushproof
crushproof
adj
Strong enough to resist being deformed or crushed when subjected to more than normal physical stress or pressure.
crustification
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
cuculiformes
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
cuniforms
cuniforms
noun
plural of cuniform
cupriferous
cupriferous
adj
Containing or producing copper.
cupuliferous
cupuliferous
adj
(botany) Bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.
cushioncraft
cushionflower
cutoffs
cutoffs
noun
plural of cutoff
trousers (most often jeans) that have been shortened by cutting off part or most of the legs
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
cystiferous
decemflorous
defectious
defectious
adj
(obsolete) Defective.
defectuous
defectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
defocus
defocus
noun
(optics) The distance by which the focal point is in front of (positive defocus) or beyond (negative defocus) the image or target surface.
The process of going out of focus.
verb
(transitive) To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.
defocusses
defocussing
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
disciferous
disciferous
adj
Bearing discs.
disciflorous
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
discomfitures
discomfitures
noun
plural of discomfiture
discontentful
discontentful
adj
Full of discontent.
discordful
discordful
adj
(rare) Full of discord; contentious, quarrelsome.
disfunction
disfunction
noun
(now rare) Alternative form of dysfunction
disfunctions
disfunctions
noun
plural of disfunction
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
disulfonic
disulfonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two sulfonic groups
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
dulcifluous
dulcifluous
adj
Flowing sweetly.
dysfunction
dysfunction
noun
(chiefly medicine) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.
verb
(nonstandard, intransitive, chiefly biology) To fail to function correctly; to malfunction.
dysfunctional
dysfunctional
adj
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
Not performing its proper or intended function.
dysfunctioning
dysfunctioning
verb
present participle of dysfunction
dysfunctions
dysfunctions
noun
plural of dysfunction
effectuous
effectuous
adj
(obsolete) effective
efficacious
efficacious
adj
(formal) Effective; possessing efficacy.
efficaciously
efficaciously
adv
in an efficacious manner
efficaciousness
efficaciousness
noun
Quality of being efficacious.
electriferous
electriferous
adj
(archaic) Producing or transmitting electricity.
electrofuse
electrofuse
verb
To fuse using electrofusion
electrofused
electrofused
adj
fused (together) using electricity
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrofuse
electrofusion
electrofusion
noun
(biology) the fusion of plant protoplasts by electrical stimulation
fusion by means of electricity
emulsification
emulsification
noun
The process by which an emulsion is formed.
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
eocarboniferous
epifolliculitis
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
fabaceous
fabaceous
adj
Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.
facetious
facetious
adj
Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.
Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
facetiousness
facetiousness
noun
(countable) The product or result of being facetious.
(uncountable) The state of being facetious
facinorous
facinorous
adj
(archaic, formal) Extremely wicked.
facinorousness
facinorousness
noun
(rare, formal) extreme wickedness
facioscapulohumeral
facioscapulohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
factious
factious
adj
Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.
Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
factiously
factiously
adv
In a factious manner.
factiousness
factiousness
noun
The state of being factious.
factitious
factitious
adj
Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.
Created by humans; artificial.
factitiously
factitiously
adv
In a factitious manner.
factitiousness
factitiousness
noun
The quality of being factitious.
factotums
factotums
noun
plural of factotum
faculous
faculous
adj
Of or relating to a facula.
fagaceous
fagaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Fagaceae of beeches and similar trees.
fallacious
fallacious
adj
Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
Deceptive or misleading.
fallaciously
fallaciously
adv
In a fallacious manner, erroneously, illogically.
fallaciousness
fallaciousness
noun
The property of being fallacious.
faradomuscular
faradomuscular
adj
Relating to the contraction of muscles under the influence of an induced electric current
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
farinacious
farinacious
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of farinaceous
fasciculation
fasciculation
noun
(anatomy, muscles) (toxicology, venoms) An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
A cluster of fascicules
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
felicitous
felicitous
adj
(linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.
Appropriate, apt, fitting.
Auspicious, fortunate, lucky.
Causing happiness or pleasure.
felicitously
felicitously
adv
In a felicitous manner.
felicitousness
felicitousness
noun
The state or condition of being felicitous.
felliducous
feracious
feracious
adj
Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful
ferocactus
ferocious
ferocious
adj
Extreme or intense.
Marked by extreme and violent energy.
ferociously
ferociously
adv
In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Intensely or extremely.
ferociousness
ferociousness
noun
The quality of being ferocious; ferocity
ferociousnesses
ferroprussic
ferroprussic
adj
(chemistry) ferrocyanic
ferulaceous
ferulaceous
adj
Having a stalk like a reed.
Pertaining to reeds and canes.
festucous
festucous
adj
(obsolete) Formed or consisting of straw.
feuilletonistic
feuilletonistic
adj
Characteristic of feuilletonism.
fibrocalcareous
fibrocartilaginous
fibrocartilaginous
adj
Of or pertaining to fibrocartilage.
fibrocaseous
fibrocaseous
adj
(pathology) Having fibrous, cheesy tissue
fibromucous
fibromuscular
fibromuscular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
fibrotuberculosis
fibrovascular
fibrovascular
adj
Having both fibrous and vascular tissue
fictious
fictious
adj
(obsolete) Addicted to or characterized by fiction.