(chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
acidifiers
acidifiers
noun
plural of acidifier
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
adcraft
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
aecidioform
afforced
afforced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforce
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
affricated
affricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affricate
africander
africanderism
africanized
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
afterdeck
afterdeck
noun
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
alfridaric
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonfederative
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
archdapifer
archdapifership
archdefender
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfounder
archfriend
ascidiferous
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
bardcraft
bardcraft
noun
The poetic arts of a bard.
barefaced
barefaced
adj
Open, undisguised.
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
birdcraft
blackfigured
blackford
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
brazenfacedly
brazenfacedness
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafard
cafard
noun
Depression; melancholy.
cafardise
calfdozer
calfdozer
noun
A small bulldozer.
campodeiform
campodeiform
adj
(zoology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling an insect or larva of the genus Campodea.
campoformido
candleshrift
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
cardiff
cardiff
Proper noun
The capital city of Wales
cardiform
cardiform
adj
(of fish teeth) Resembling a series of combs
cardinalfish
cardinalfish
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
cardinalfishes
cardinalfishes
noun
plural of cardinalfish
carfuffled
carnified
carnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnify
carryforward
carryforward
noun
(accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
cathodofluorescence
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
cauldrife
cauldrifeness
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
certificated
certificated
adj
That has been subject to certification; certified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certificate
chaddsford
chaffered
chaffered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaffer
chalcidiform
chamfered
chamfered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamfer
charadriiform
charadriiform
adj
(ornithology) Belonging to the Charadriiformes.
noun
Any bird of the order Charadriiformes
charadriiformes
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chauffeured
chauffeured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chauffeur
cheliferidea
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chloralformamide
chondrification
chondrification
noun
(physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process.
chondrofetal
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
clairfield
clarified
clarified
adj
Made clear.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clarify
clarkfield
clearfield
cofferdam
cofferdam
noun
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
(nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
confarreated
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
confederal
confederal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederate
confederate
adj
banded together; allied.
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
noun
(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.
A member of a confederacy.
An accomplice in a plot.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To combine in a confederacy.
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
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
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
confervoideae
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
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
cordleaf
counterdraft
cradlefellow
crafted
crafted
adj
manufactured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of craft
cragford
cranford
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
crawfordsville
crawfordville
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
cycadiform
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
decalcifier
decalcifier
noun
A chemical or device that decalcifies.
decapodiform
decertification
decertification
noun
The act or process of decertifying.
decertificaton
decrassified
decrassified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decrassify
decrassify
decrassify
verb
(transitive, archaic) To clean; to remove dirt from.
(transitive, archaic) To make less crass or coarse.
defacer
defacer
noun
One who defaces; a vandal.
defacers
defacers
noun
plural of defacer
defalcator
defalcator
noun
A defaulter or embezzler.
defalcators
defalcators
noun
plural of defalcator
defecator
defecator
noun
(archaic) That which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing impurities from juices and syrups.
One who defecates.
deflocculator
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
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
delirifacient
delirifacient
adj
(medicine) Producing, or tending to produce, delirium.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that tends to cause delirium.
demichamfron
democratifiable
denitrificant
denitrification
denitrification
noun
The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.
denitrificator
denitrificator
noun
Synonym of denitrator
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.
devitrification
devitrification
noun
The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state
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.