(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
anguliferous
archboutefeu
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascidiferous
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
baculiferous
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
behoovefully
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
borofluoride
borofluoride
noun
(chemistry) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
brachiferous
buffaloberry
buffaloberry
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
buffoonesque
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
burfordville
butterflower
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
cheerfulsome
cheerfulsome
adj
(archaic) cheerful
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
coffeehoused
coffeehouses
coffeehouses
noun
plural of coffeehouse
colorfulness
colorfulness
noun
The perceived intensity of a specific color.
The state of being colorful.
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confessarius
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
copaliferous
copaliferous
adj
Yielding copal.
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.
counterdraft
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfires
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterforce
counterforce
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
noun
A force that opposes another force.
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
counteroffer
counteroffer
noun
An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verb
To offer as a counteroffer.
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
counterrefer
counterscoff
counterscoff
noun
A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
cuculiformes
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
cupuliferous
cupuliferous
adj
(botany) Bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
decemflorous
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflocculate
deflocculate
verb
To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid
deflocculent
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
dibenzofuran
dibenzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of furan; any of its derivatives, especially the halogenated derivatives that are similar to dioxins
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
doloriferous
doloriferous
adj
(obsolete) Producing pain.
doubtfulness
doubtfulness
noun
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
dumbfounders
dumbfounders
noun
plural of dumbfounder
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
ectocuniform
effectuation
effectuation
noun
An act of effectuating.
effiguration
effusiometer
effusiometer
noun
A device that measures the rate of effusion of a gas.
eisteddfodau
eisteddfodau
noun
plural of eisteddfod
electrofused
electrofused
adj
fused (together) using electricity
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrofuse
elytriferous
embryoferous
entocuniform
entomofaunae
entomofaunas
entomofaunas
noun
plural of entomofauna
esteriferous
excipuliform
exfiguration
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
fabulousness
fabulousness
noun
The state of being fabulous or fictitious; fabulosity.
The state of being fabulous or wonderful.
factiousness
factiousness
noun
The state of being factious.
famousnesses
fashiousness
fastuousness
fastuousness
noun
(obsolete) haughtiness; pride
favouredness
favouredness
noun
(chiefly in combination) Quality of being favoured.
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
felicitously
felicitously
adv
In a felicitous manner.
femorocaudal
femorocaudal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the femur and the tail.
fenouillette
ferroprussic
ferroprussic
adj
(chemistry) ferrocyanic
ferrugineous
ferrugineous
adj
Alternative spelling of ferruginous
feuillemorte
feuillemorte
adj
Of the color of dead or dying leaves: dull yellowish or orangish brown.
fibrocaseous
fibrocaseous
adj
(pathology) Having fibrous, cheesy tissue
fibroneuroma
fibronuclear
flammiferous
flammiferous
adj
Producing flame.
flammigerous
flannelmouth
flannelmouth
noun
(informal, dated) One who speaks in a glib manner with the intent of deceiving or manipulating others.
(informal, dated) One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
flexuoseness
flexuosities
flexuosities
noun
plural of flexuosity
flexuousness
flexuousness
noun
The state or condition of being flexuous.
flickermouse
flittermouse
flittermouse
noun
(now chiefly dialectal) A bat (flying mammal).
flocculently
flocculently
adv
In a flocculent manner.
floriculture
floriculture
noun
the farming of flowers
flourishable
flourishable
adj
Able or fit to be flourished.
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
fluctiferous
fluctiferous
adj
Tending to produce waves.
fluctigerous
fluegelhorns
fluegelhorns
noun
plural of fluegelhorn
fluoarsenate
fluochloride
fluoranthene
fluoranthene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion
fluorapatite
fluorapatite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium halophosphate mineral, in which fluoride replaces the hydroxide of apatite, that is mined as a phosphate ore, and occurs in the enamel of teeth.
fluorbenzene
fluoresceine
fluoresceine
noun
Alternative spelling of fluorescein
fluoresceins
fluoresceins
noun
plural of fluorescein
fluorescence
fluorescence
noun
(physics) The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.
The light so emitted.
fluorescents
fluorescents
noun
plural of fluorescent
fluorimeters
fluorimeters
noun
plural of fluorimeter
fluorimetric
fluorimetric
adj
Alternative form of fluorometric
fluoroborate
fluoroborate
noun
A salt or ester of fluoroboric acid
fluorochrome
fluorochrome
noun
Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination
fluorometers
fluorometers
noun
plural of fluorometer
fluorometric
fluorometric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or measured using fluorometry.
fluoroscoped
fluoroscoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope
fluoroscopes
fluoroscopes
noun
plural of fluoroscope
fluosilicate
fluosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion SiF₆²⁻ derived from fluosilicic acid; any salt containing this anion