Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
burfordville
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
curviform
curviform
adj
Having a curved shape.
desulfovibrio
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
diversiflorous
diversifolious
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
favouring
favouring
verb
present participle of favour
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
favourite
favourite
adj
Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers.
Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified).
noun
(Internet) A bookmark in a web browser.
(in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
verb
(Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
(Internet) To bookmark.
To favour.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
ferrivorous
ferrivorous
adj
That eats or consumes iron.
ferrovanadium
ferrovanadium
noun
An alloy of iron and up to 55% vanadium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
fibrovascular
fibrovascular
adj
Having both fibrous and vascular tissue
figurative
figurative
adj
(art) representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
Metaphorically so called.
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
With many figures of speech.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
figurativeness
figurativeness
noun
The property of being figurative.
filoviruses
filoviruses
noun
plural of filovirus
flavobacterium
flavobacterium
noun
Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
flavopurpurin
flavopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,6-trihydroxyanthraquinone
flavouring
flavouring
noun
Britain standard spelling of flavoring.
verb
present participle of flavour
florivorous
florivorous
adj
That eats flowers
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
fluviolacustrine
fluviolacustrine
adj
Produced by rivers and lakes (especially alternately)
fluviomarine
fluviomarine
adj
(geology) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea.
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
fluvioterrestrial
fluvioterrestrial
adj
Relating to land and fresh water, but not the seas.
formicivorous
formicivorous
adj
(entomology) Feeding on ants.
foveolarious
frequentative
frequentative
adj
(grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action.
noun
(grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
frivolous
frivolous
adj
(law, said of a lawsuit) Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
frivolously
frivolously
adv
In a frivolous manner
frivolousness
frivolousness
noun
(countable) The result of being frivolous.
(uncountable) The quality of being frivolous.
frondivorous
fructificative
fructivorous
fructivorous
adj
fruit-eating
frugivora
frugivorous
frugivorous
adj
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
fruitive
fruitive
adj
(obsolete) enjoying; possessing
fruitvale
fruitvale
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in California
A in Colorado
An unincorporated community in Tennessee
A town in Texas
An unincorporated community in Washington
frustrative
frustrative
adj
That frustrates; causing frustration.
fucivorous
fucivorous
adj
Feeding primarily on seaweeds.
fungivorous
fungivorous
adj
Feeding on fungi.
furivae
furnivall
furtive
furtive
adj
Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy.
Of a person, etc.: inclined to steal; pilfering, thieving.
Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.
Of a thing: that has been acquired by theft; stolen; also (generally) taken stealthily.
furtively
furtively
adv
In a furtive manner.
furtiveness
furtiveness
noun
The quality of being furtive.
furtivenesses
furtivenesses
noun
plural of furtiveness
griseofulvin
griseofulvin
noun
(pharmacology) An antifungal drug C₁₇H₁₇ClO₆ obtained from the mold Penicillium griseofulvum, used in humans and animals against fungal infections of the hair and skin.
infraclavicular
infraclavicular
adj
(anatomy) Below the clavicle.
interdiffusive
interdiffusiveness
interfluve
interfluve
noun
(geology) The region of higher land between two connected river valleys.
interfluves
interfluves
noun
plural of interfluve
interfluvial
interfluvial
adj
Between rivers or streams.
involucriform
munfordville
naviculaeform
nonfigurative
nonfigurative
adj
Not figurative.
nonfiguratively
nonfigurativeness
nonfrivolous
nonfrivolous
adj
(law) Not frivolous.
nonviruliferous
nonviruliferous
adj
Not viruliferous.
oliviferous
outvociferate
outvociferated
outvociferating
overdiffuse
overdiffuse
adj
Excessively diffuse.
overdiffused
overdiffusely
overdiffuseness
overdiffusing
overdiffusingly
overdiffusingness
overdiffusion
overeffusive
overeffusive
adj
Excessively effusive.
overeffusively
overeffusively
adv
In an overeffusive manner.
overeffusiveness
overeffusiveness
noun
The quality of being overeffusive.
overfactious
overfactiously
overfactiousness
overfactitious
overfaithful
overfaithful
adj
Too faithful.
overfaithfully
overfaithfully
adv
In an overfaithful manner.
overfaithfulness
overfanciful
overfanciful
adj
Excessively fanciful.
overfancifully
overfancifulness
overfastidious
overfastidious
adj
Excessively fastidious.
overfastidiously
overfastidiously
adv
In an overfastidious manner.
overfastidiousness
overfastidiousness
noun
(rare) the state of being overfastidious
overfatigue
overfatigue
noun
Excessive fatigue.
verb
(transitive) To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
overfatigued
overfatigued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overfatigue
overfatigues
overfatigues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overfatigue
overfatiguing
overfatiguing
verb
present participle of overfatigue
overflourish
overflourish
verb
(obsolete) To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over.
(obsolete) To make excessive display or flourish of.
overfocusing
overfocusing
verb
present participle of overfocus
overfrugality
overfruited
overfruitful
overfruitful
adj
Excessively fruitful.
overfruitfully
overfruitfulness
overfrustration
overfulfill
overfulfill
verb
To fulfill (a quota etc) more than is necessary
overfulfills
overfulfills
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overfulfill
overfunctioning
overfunctioning
verb
present participle of overfunction
overfunding
overfunding
noun
Excess funding.
verb
present participle of overfund
overfurnish
overfurnish
verb
(transitive) To furnish excessively.
overfurnished
overfurnished
adj
cluttered
pretentiously or ostentatiously decorated.
overfurnishes
overfurnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overfurnish
overfurnishing
overfurnishing
verb
present participle of overfurnish
overinfluence
overinfluence
verb
(transitive) To influence unduly or excessively.
overinfluenced
overinfluenced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overinfluence
overinfluences
overinfluences
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overinfluence
overinfluencing
overinfluencing
verb
present participle of overinfluence
overinfluential
overinfluential
adj
Too influential.
overmerciful
overmerciful
adj
Excessively merciful.
overmercifully
overmercifulness
overofficious
overofficious
adj
Excessively officious or inclined to meddle.
overofficiously
overofficiousness
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overpainfully
overpainfulness
overplentiful
overplentiful
adj
Excessively plentiful.
overplentifully
overplentifulness
overprofusion
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
overqualified
overqualified
adj
Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
overqualifying
overqualifying
verb
present participle of overqualify
overruffing
overruffing
verb
present participle of overruff
overstuffing
overstuffing
noun
Material used in upholstering just under the top fabric.