A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
autoinfection
autoinfection
noun
The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host.
brutification
ceratofibrous
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
coeffluential
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
confabulation
confabulation
noun
(psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true.
A casual conversation; a chat.
configurating
configurating
verb
present participle of configurate
configuration
configuration
noun
(algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confutability
confutability
noun
The state of being confutable or disprovable.
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.
counteraffirm
dulcification
dulcification
noun
The act of dulcifying or sweetening.
dullification
dullification
noun
The process of making something dull or uninteresting.
duplification
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.
facetiousness
facetiousness
noun
(countable) The product or result of being facetious.
(uncountable) The state of being facetious
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
floricultural
floricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to floriculture.
fluctuational
fluctuational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from fluctuation(s)
foecunditatis
formularistic
formularistic
adj
Pertaining to, or exhibiting, formularization.
fractiousness
fractiousness
noun
A peevish or cranky nature.
The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
functionalism
functionalism
noun
(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
(linguistics) Synonym of functional linguistics
(philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
(psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
(social sciences) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
functionalist
functionalist
adj
Relating to functionalism.
noun
One who believes in functionalism.
functionality
functionality
noun
(US, law, uncountable) In United States trademark law, the tendency of a product design to serve a function other than identification of the product, preventing that design from being protected as a trademark.
(organic chemistry, countable) The presence of a functional group.
(uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.
functionalize
functionalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To add a functional group to a compound
To provide something with a function
functionaries
functionaries
noun
plural of functionary
functionarism
functionating
functionating
verb
present participle of functionate
functionation
functionnaire
fusobacterium
fusobacterium
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium
fussification
ichthyofaunal
ichthyofaunal
adj
Relating to ichthyofauna.
justification
justification
noun
(Christianity, uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.
(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
(typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
justificatory
justificatory
adj
providing justification
laudification
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
lithofracteur
lithofracteur
noun
An explosive compound of nitroglycerin.
lubrification
lubrification
noun
(rare) lubrication
malfunctioned
malfunctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of malfunction
manufactories
manufactories
noun
plural of manufactory
mummification
mummification
noun
The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
mundification
mundification
noun
The act or operation of cleansing.
musicofanatic
nectariferous
nectariferous
adj
That yields nectar
nonfactiously
nonfactitious
nonfunctional
nonfunctional
adj
(programming) Not of the functional programming paradigm.
Not functional; useless; broken.
nullification
nullification
noun
(neologism) Surgical removal of genitals (and sometimes nipples) as a form of body modification; a person who has undergone this surgery is a nullo.
The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or no legal effect.
The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
outvociferate
perfectuation
pinguefaction
pinguefaction
noun
A making of, or turning into, fat.
plumification
plurification
prefunctional
prefunctional
adj
Not yet functional.
pulpification
pulpification
noun
The process of pulpifying.
purifications
purifications
noun
plural of purification
putrefactions
putrefactions
noun
plural of putrefaction
qualification
qualification
noun
(UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
(obsolete) A quality or attribute.
A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
qualificatory
qualificatory
adj
That serves as qualification
refluctuation
refluctuation
noun
A flowing back; refluence.
reunification
reunification
noun
The unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country.
rubrification
rubrification
noun
rubrication
russification
russification
noun
Alternative form of Russification
spumification
stupefactions
stupefactions
noun
plural of stupefaction
subfractional
subfunctional
subfunctional
adj
Having little or no apparent function
Relating to a subfunction
suffocatingly
suffocatingly
adv
In a suffocating manner, or to a degree that suffocates
sulfofication
sulforicinate
thurification
thurification
noun
The act, or an instance, of burning incense.
turcification
turkification
turkification
Noun
assimilation into the various historical Turkic states and cultures, such as the Ottoman Empire