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.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
atmosphereful
autodiffusion
autodiffusion
noun
(physics) The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar entities, especially in a solid
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
ceratofibrous
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
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.
corticiferous
corticiferous
adj
Producing bark or something resembling bark.
counterfessed
counteroffers
counteroffers
noun
plural of counteroffer
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
diatomiferous
diffusiometer
discomfitures
discomfitures
noun
plural of discomfiture
discontentful
discontentful
adj
Full of discontent.
disfiguration
disfiguration
noun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
disuniformity
disuniformity
noun
The quality of being disuniform.
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.
effortfulness
effortfulness
noun
(psychology) subjective experience of exertion or effort involved in performing an activity
electriferous
electriferous
adj
(archaic) Producing or transmitting electricity.
electrofusion
electrofusion
noun
(biology) the fusion of plant protoplasts by electrical stimulation
fusion by means of electricity
epidotiferous
epidotiferous
adj
Bearing the mineral epidote.
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
fatuitousness
fatuitousness
noun
The quality of being fatuitous.
fatuousnesses
fatuousnesses
noun
plural of fatuousness
fermentitious
fermentitious
adj
Exhibiting or relating to fermentation.
ferrotungsten
ferrotungsten
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and tungsten.
feudalisation
feudalisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of feudalization
feuilletonism
feuilletonism
noun
The light, entertaining writing style associated with feuilletons.
feuilletonist
feuilletonist
noun
A writer of feuilletons.
filibusterous
filibusterous
adj
filibustering
firmisternous
fistulization
fistulization
noun
(medicine) The formation of a fistula.
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
flirtatiously
flirtatiously
adv
In a flirtatious manner.
fluophosphate
fluophosphate
noun
(chemistry) A double salt of fluoric acid and phosphoric acid.
fluoridations
fluoridations
noun
plural of fluoridation
fluorinations
fluorinations
noun
plural of fluorination
fluoroscopist
fluoroscopist
noun
One who carries out fluoroscopy.
foecunditatis
forgetfulness
forgetfulness
noun
Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.
Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
formularistic
formularistic
adj
Pertaining to, or exhibiting, formularization.
formulisation
fortitudinous
fortitudinous
adj
Having fortitude; courageous.
fortunateness
fortunateness
noun
The quality of being fortunate; fortune; luck.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
fountainously
fountainously
adv
In a fountainous manner.
fractiousness
fractiousness
noun
A peevish or cranky nature.
The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
fractocumulus
fractostratus
fructuousness
fructuousness
noun
fruitfulness
frumentaceous
frumentaceous
adj
Resembling or pertaining to grain, especially wheat.
frumentarious
frumentarious
adj
Relating to corn.
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.
functionaries
functionaries
noun
plural of functionary
functionarism
fusobacterium
fusobacterium
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium
fussification
futurologists
futurologists
noun
plural of futurologist
garnetiferous
garnetiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Containing garnets.
genuflections
genuflections
noun
plural of genuflection
granitiferous
imperfectious
infructuosity
infructuously
infructuously
adv
unfruitfully
insectiferous
insectiferous
adj
Containing or producing insects.
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
lateriflorous
laterifolious
lignitiferous
lignitiferous
adj
Producing or containing lignite; lignitic
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
magnetiferous
magnetiferous
adj
(dated) Producing or conducting magnetism
(geology) Containing magnetite
manufactories
manufactories
noun
plural of manufactory
metalliferous
metalliferous
adj
(metallurgy) Containing a metallic element. Often used to describe ores that are mined commercially.
moistureproof
moistureproof
adj
Resistant to moisture.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to moisture.
monstriferous
monstriferous
adj
(archaic) Causing or giving rise to monsters.
mortiferously
mortiferously
adv
In a mortiferous manner.
mosquitoproof
mosquitoproof
adj
Resistant to mosquitos.
multifarously
multifoldness
multifoldness
noun
The property of being multifold.
musicofanatic
nectariferous
nectariferous
adj
That yields nectar
nonfactiously
nonfactitious
nonfastidious
nonfelicitous
nonfictitious
nonflagitious
nonfluentness
nonfortuitous
nonfortuitous
adj
Not fortuitous.
nonfusibility
nonfuturistic
nonfuturistic
adj
Not futuristic.
noninfectious
noninfectious
adj
Not infectious, particularly with respect to a disease.
nonuniformist
obtusifolious
outsatisfying
outsatisfying
verb
present participle of outsatisfy
overmasterful
overmasterful
adj
(rare) Overly masterful; having excessive mastery.
pectiniferous
pestiferously
pestiferously
adv
In a pestiferous manner.
petroliferous
petroliferous
adj
(geology, petrology, of a rock or geologic formation) Containing or yielding petroleum.
platiniferous
platiniferous
adj
yielding, or containing platinum
polysulfonate
potassiferous
potassiferous
adj
Containing or producing potassium.
profectitious
profectitious
adj
Proceeding from, or as if from, a parent; derived, as from an ancestor.
purifications
purifications
noun
plural of purification
putrefactions
putrefactions
noun
plural of putrefaction
quartziferous
quartziferous
adj
Yielding or containing quartz.
ramentiferous
robustfulness
russification
russification
noun
Alternative form of Russification
sagittiferous
semiconfluent
semiconfluent
adj
(pathology) Describing the situation in which some pustules run together
spumification
squatterproof
staminiferous
staminiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing or having stamens.
stipuliferous
stoloniferous
stoloniferous
adj
Producing stolons; putting forth suckers.
stomatiferous
stomatiferous
adj
Having or producing stomata.
strombuliform
stuffgownsman
stupefactions
stupefactions
noun
plural of stupefaction
subdefinition
subdefinition
noun
A lesser or secondary definition.
subfoundation
subfractional
subfumigation
subfunctional
subfunctional
adj
Having little or no apparent function
Relating to a subfunction
subprofitable
subprofitable
adj
Not profitable; failing to make a profit.
subprofitably
suffocatingly
suffocatingly
adv
In a suffocating manner, or to a degree that suffocates
suffumigation
suffumigation
noun
The burning of substances to produce fumes as part of some magical rituals.
sulfathiazole
sulfathiazole
noun
(pharmacology) A short-acting sulfa drug, a common oral and topical antimicrobial prior to the discovery of less toxic alternatives.
sulfatization
sulfindigotic
sulfobenzoate
sulfobenzoate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric sulfonic acids derived from benzoate (or carboxy derivatives of benzenesulfonic acid); the anion of sulfobenzoic acid
sulfofication
sulfomethylic
sulfonmethane
sulfonmethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A sedative drug with chemical formula C₇H₁₆O₄S₂; acetone diethyl sulfone.
sulforicinate
sulfostannide
sulfurization
sulfurization
noun
Treatment or impregnation with sulfur.
superfetation
superfetation
noun
An excessive accumulation; a superfluous addition.
The formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.
superfortress
superfortress
noun
A bomber aeroplane that is larger than and superior to by being technically advanced compared to the Boeing B-17 "flying fortress", specifically the Boeing B-29 long-range heavy bomber aeroplane that was developed during the early 1940s.
A massive and heavily protected fortress.
superfunction
superfunction
noun
(mathematics) An iterated function for complexified continuous iteration index.
The action of some organ in excess of what is normal.