(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afterband
afterbrain
afterbrain
noun
(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminofibrin
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
antefebrile
antefebrile
adj
Preceding a fever
antifebrile
antifebrile
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine or substance that counters fever.
antifebrin
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
archbuffoon
ariboflavinosis
ariboflavinosis
noun
(pathology) The medical condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin.
aschaffenburg
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present 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.
bacteriofluorescin
bairnsfather
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balloonflower
bancroft
bancroft
Proper noun
A city in Idaho
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A village in Michigan
A village in Nebraska
A town in Ontario, Canada
A town in South Dakota
A town in West Virginia
A in Wisconsin
banecroft
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barfing
barfing
verb
present participle of barf
barnful
barnful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barn
batterfang
battlefront
battlefront
noun
The area in which opponents or opposing ideas meet.
The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanfeaster
beanfeaster
noun
(chiefly Britain) One who takes part in a beanfeast.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforehandedness
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
benefactresses
benefactresses
noun
plural of benefactress
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
benefactrixes
beneficiaire
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
beneficiary
beneficiary
adj
Bestowed as a gratuity.
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
noun
(insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
(law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benzdifuran
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzothiofuran
benzotrifuran
biafran
biafran
Adjective
Of, from or relating to Biafra.
Extremely skinny.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Biafra.
bifrontal
bifrontal
adj
Situated on both sides of the front (of the cranium)
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
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
birefracting
birefraction
bitripinnatifid
blandford
blandfordia
blanford
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
brachiofaciolingual
braincraft
braincraft
noun
(rare) Intellectual work; thinking.
brainfag
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiform
brandify
branford
braniff
bransford
brantford
brantford
Proper noun
A city in Ontario, Canada
brantsford
braunfels
brazenface
brazenface
noun
An impudent or shameless person.
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
brazenfacedly
brazenfacedness
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
brutification
burglarproofing
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
calcaneofibular
calcaneofibular
adj
Relating to the calcaneus and fibula.
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboncliff
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carbonification
carbonification
noun
(geology) The conversion of organic plant matter into coal over time in the absence of air.
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
certifiableness
certifiableness
noun
The quality of being certifiable (able to be certified).
chlorofluorocarbon
chlorofluorocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
confabular
confabular
adj
Of or pertaining to confabulation.
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
confabulatory
confabulatory
adj
colloquial
confabulating (fabricating)
conversational
conferrable
conferrable
adj
Capable of being conferred
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
confirmability
confirmability
noun
The state or property of being capable of being confirmed.
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
conforbably
conformability
conformability
noun
conformableness
conformable
conformable
adj
Having the same shape or form; very similar.
Suitable; compliant.
conformableness
conformableness
noun
The state or quality of being conformable.
conformably
conformably
adv
With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
defibrillation
defibrillation
noun
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
defibrinate
defibrinate
verb
(transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.
defibrinated
defibrinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defibrinate
defibrinates
defibrinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defibrinate
defibrination
defibrination
noun
The act or process of depriving of fibrin.
dibenzofuran
dibenzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of furan; any of its derivatives, especially the halogenated derivatives that are similar to dioxins
diefenbaker
differentiability
differentiability
noun
The ability to be differentiated.
differentiable
differentiable
adj
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.
(comparable, of multiple items) able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
diffrangible
diffrangible
adj
Able to be diffracted.
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disconformably
disconformably
adv
In a disconformable manner
eburnification
eburnification
noun
The conversion of certain substances into others which have the appearance or characteristics of ivory.