(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
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
aepyornithiformes
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
afforestational
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
afternose
aftersensation
aftersensation
noun
A delayed sensation; one arising significantly later than the stimulus that caused it.
aftersong
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
aftervision
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
alkylarylsulfonate
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluniferous
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anguliferous
anseriformes
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
antesfort
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonformities
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
appersonification
araneiformes
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
arsenferratose
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arsenoferratin
arsenofuran
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autoreinfusion
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
bacteriofluorescin
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beforehandedness
beforeness
beforeness
noun
The state or quality of being before.
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
bernstorff
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
blenniiformes
bonfires
bonfires
noun
plural of bonfire
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cathodofluorescence
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrisciform
certifications
certifications
noun
plural of certification
ceruminiferous
chiffoniers
chiffoniers
noun
plural of chiffonier
chiffonnieres
chiffonniers
chiffonniers
noun
plural of chiffonnier
ciconiiformes
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
coinfers
colorfastness
colorfastness
noun
The characteristic of being colorfast.
colorfulness
colorfulness
noun
The perceived intensity of a specific color.
The state of being colorful.
colourfulness
colourfulness
noun
Alternative form of colorfulness
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
comfortlessness
comfortlessness
noun
The state or quality of being comfortless.
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
conchyliferous
concrfsce
coneflowers
coneflowers
noun
plural of coneflower
confectionaries
confectionaries
noun
plural of confectionary
confectioneries
confectioneries
noun
plural of confectionery
confectioners
confectioners
noun
plural of confectioner
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
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
conferees
conferees
noun
plural of conferee
conferences
conferences
noun
plural of conference
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conference
conferments
conferments
noun
plural of conferment
conferrences
conferrences
noun
plural of conferrence
conferrers
conferrers
noun
plural of conferrer
confers
confers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confer
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confervales
confervas
confervas
noun
plural of conferva
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
confessarius
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confesser
confesser
noun
Alternative form of confessor
confessionaries
confessionaries
noun
plural of confessionary
confessionary
confessionary
adj
Of or relating to confession.
noun
A confessional.
A manual or guide to making confession.
confessor
confessor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution
One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.
One who confesses to having done something wrong.
confessors
confessors
noun
plural of confessor
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
confessory
confessory
adj
That constitutes a confession
confiders
confiders
noun
plural of confider
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confiners
confiners
noun
plural of confiner
confirmedness
confirmedness
noun
The quality of being confirmed.
confiserie
conformableness
conformableness
noun
The state or quality of being conformable.
conformances
conformances
noun
plural of conformance
conformers
conformers
noun
plural of conformer
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confragose
confraternities
confraternities
noun
plural of confraternity
confreres
confreres
noun
plural of confrere
confronters
confronters
noun
plural of confronter
confuser
confuser
noun
One who or that which confuses.
confusers
confusers
noun
plural of confuser
confuters
confuters
noun
plural of confuter
conidiiferous
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
conifers
conifers
noun
plural of conifer
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water