(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
albuminiform
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
amidofluorid
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
anopluriform
archboutefeu
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascidiferous
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
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.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
baculiferous
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
bifollicular
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
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
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
burfordville
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
butterflower
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
californicus
californiums
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.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
cauliflorous
cauliflorous
adj
(botany) Having flowers on the stem.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
cheerfulsome
cheerfulsome
adj
(archaic) cheerful
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
circumfluous
circumfluous
adj
circumfluent
circumfusion
circumfusion
noun
diffusion, suffusion
coformulator
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
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
confessarius
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
copaliferous
copaliferous
adj
Yielding copal.
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
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
crossruffing
crossruffing
verb
present participle of crossruff
crucifixions
crucifixions
noun
plural of crucifixion
cruciformity
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.
cushioncraft
decemflorous
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
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
disciflorous
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
doloriferous
doloriferous
adj
(obsolete) Producing pain.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
dumbfounders
dumbfounders
noun
plural of dumbfounder
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
ectocuniform
effiguration
effusiometer
effusiometer
noun
A device that measures the rate of effusion of a gas.
electrofused
electrofused
adj
fused (together) using electricity
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrofuse
elytriferous
embryoferous
entocuniform
esteriferous
excipuliform
exfiguration
fagopyrismus
fagopyrismus
noun
Dated form of fagopyrism.
favouredness
favouredness
noun
(chiefly in combination) Quality of being favoured.
femorocaudal
femorocaudal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the femur and the tail.
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
fibropolypus
figurational
figurational
adj
Relating to figurations.
filibustrous
fistularioid
flammiferous
flammiferous
adj
Producing flame.
flammigerous
flavourfully
flavourfully
adv
Alternative form of flavorfully
flickermouse
flittermouse
flittermouse
noun
(now chiefly dialectal) A bat (flying mammal).
flocculators
flocculators
noun
plural of flocculator
floorthrough
floriculture
floriculture
noun
the farming of flowers
floscularian
floscularian
noun
(zoology) One of a group of stalked rotifers, having ciliated tentacles around the lobed disk.
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
fluoridating
fluoridating
verb
present participle of fluoridate
fluoridation
fluoridation
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water.
fluoridising
fluoridising
verb
present participle of fluoridise
fluoridizing
fluoridizing
verb
present participle of fluoridize
fluorimeters
fluorimeters
noun
plural of fluorimeter
fluorimetric
fluorimetric
adj
Alternative form of fluorometric
fluorinating
fluorinating
verb
present participle of fluorinate
fluorination
fluorination
noun
(chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
fluoroborate
fluoroborate
noun
A salt or ester of fluoroboric acid
fluorocarbon
fluorocarbon
noun
(chemistry) Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.
fluorochrome
fluorochrome
noun
Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination
fluoroformol
fluoroformol
noun
An aqueous solution of fluoroform gas, formerly used to treat tuberculosis, whooping cough, etc.
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
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