(law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
affirmatory
affirmatory
adj
Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
affrication
affrication
noun
(phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound.
afroasiatic
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftervision
afterwisdom
agariciform
agariciform
adj
Having the form of an agaric
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
airproofing
airproofing
verb
present participle of airproof
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
alcyoniform
alfilerillo
alfilerillo
noun
Machaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.
alifanfaron
alumiferous
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluniferous
alveoliform
alveoliform
adj
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
aminoformic
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amyliferous
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antiformant
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
archpontiff
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
astraeiform
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
azoparaffin
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
bacteriform
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
bathofloric
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
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.
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
blandfordia
bracteiform
branchiform
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calathiform
calcariform
calcariform
adj
Having the shape of a spur
calciferols
calciferols
noun
plural of calciferol
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
californian
californian
Adjective
Of or relating to California.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.
californite
californite
noun
(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
calorifical
calorifical
adj
Archaic form of calorific.
campaniform
campaniform
adj
In the shape of a bell
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carboncliff
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cercariform
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confiscator
confiscator
noun
A person who confiscates
confraction
coraciiform
coraciiform
noun
Any bird of the order Coraciiformes
coralliform
coralliform
adj
Having the shape of coral.
crateriform
crateriform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a shallow bowl.
crotaliform
cypraeiform
defloration
defloration
noun
the act of deflowering
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
deformalize
deformalize
Verb
To make informal.
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
deformative
defrication
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
diffraction
diffraction
noun
(physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
disciflorae
discifloral
discifloral
adj
(botany) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle.
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
edificatory
edificatory
adj
Tending to edification.
efformation
efformation
noun
(obsolete) The act of giving shape or form; formation.
efformative
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
fabrication
fabrication
noun
(cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood
(uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
fabricators
fabricators
noun
plural of fabricator
facilitator
facilitator
noun
A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.
Something that facilitates
factorially
factorially
adv
(mathematics) According to a factorial series or ratio.
factorizing
factorizing
noun
factorization
verb
present participle of factorize
factorships
factorships
noun
plural of factorship
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
factoryship
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
falconiform
falconiform
noun
(ornithology) Any falcon of the order Falconiformes
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinacious
farinacious
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of farinaceous
farinometer
farinometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the viscosity of flour.
farraginous
farraginous
adj
(now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
fascinators
fascinators
noun
plural of fascinator
fasciolaria
favoritisms
favoritisms
noun
plural of favoritism
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
featherfoil
featherfoil
noun
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris) with finely divided leaves.
febriphobia
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
felicitator
felicitator
noun
One who felicitates, or offers congratulation.
ferrocyanic
ferrocyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide
feudatorial
feudatorial
adj
Synonym of feudatory
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibrilation
fibrination
fibrination
noun
(medicine) The state of acquiring or having an excess of fibrin.
fibroadenia
fibroblasts
fibroblasts
noun
plural of fibroblast
fibroglioma
fibrolipoma
fibrolipoma
noun
(pathology) A lipoma characterised by the presence of fibrous connective tissue
fibromatoid
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fibromyxoma
fibromyxoma
noun
Alternative form of myxofibroma
fibroplasia
fibroplasia
noun
The generation of fibrous tissue (especially in wound healing)
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
filtrations
filtrations
noun
plural of filtration
fimbriation
fimbriation
noun
(countable, heraldry, flags) Such a stripe.
(uncountable, heraldry, flags) The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a charge, ordinary or stripe in order to make it stand out from the background.