Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anthrarufin
anthrarufin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone
antifatigue
antifatigue
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fatigue.
antifouling
antifouling
adj
That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
antifungals
antifungals
noun
plural of antifungal
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
argusfishes
artifactual
artifactual
adj
Of or pertaining to artifact.
Resembling an artifact.
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
austafrican
avifaunally
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
barlafummil
barlafummil
intj
Alternative form of barlafumble
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
beautifully
beautifully
adv
In a beautiful manner.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
benzdifuran
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
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.
biofoulings
biofoulings
noun
plural of biofouling
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
borofluoric
borofluorin
bountifully
bountifully
adv
In a bountiful manner.
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
brotuliform
bucciniform
buffability
buffalofish
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bullmastiff
bullmastiff
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bullmastiff
bumfuzzling
bumfuzzling
verb
present participle of bumfuzzle
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
butterfield
butterflied
butterflied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butterfly
butterflies
butterflies
noun
(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach
plural of butterfly
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butterfly
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caffiaceous
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcifugous
calcifugous
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
canafistula
canafistula
noun
The flowering plant Cassia fistula, the golden shower tree.
canafistulo
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carfuffling
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
carriageful
carriageful
noun
The amount that can fit in a carriage.
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.
caustifying
celliferous
celliferous
adj
Bearing or producing cells.
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
cheerfulize
cheerfulize
verb
(transitive, dated) To make cheerful.
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
churchified
churchified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of churchify
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
ciliiferous
cimicifugin
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
circumflect
circumflect
verb
(transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
To bend around.
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
circumfuses
circumfuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumfuse
cirriferous
cirriferous
Adjective
Bearing cirri
clusterfist
cocciferous
cocciferous
adj
Bearing or producing berries.
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
cofunctions
cofunctions
noun
plural of cofunction
colourifics
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
columniform
columniform
adj
Having the form of a column.
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.
configuring
configuring
verb
present participle of configure
conflictful
conflictful
adj
Tending towards conflict
conflicting
conflictual
conflictual
adj
Characterized by conflict
confluxible
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
confusingly
confusingly
adv
In a confusing manner
confusional
confusional
adj
(medicine) Characterized by confusion.
confutation
confutation
noun
The act or process of confuting; refutation.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
corniferous
corniferous
adj
Horned.
costiferous
costiferous
adj
(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
counterfeit
counterfeit
adj
Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.
False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
Inauthentic.
noun
(obsolete) An impostor; a cheat.
(obsolete) That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
A non-genuine article; a fake.
One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
verb
(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
(transitive, obsolete) To feign; to mimic.
(transitive, obsolete) To produce a faithful copy of.
(transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
counterfire
counterfire
noun
(military) firing of weapons in response
counterfoil
counterfoil
noun
the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
counterlife
counterlife
noun
A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
criniferous
cruciferous
cruciferous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Bearing a cross.
crucificial
crucificial
adj
Relating to crucifixion.
crucifixion
crucifixion
noun
(Christianity, often capitalized) The death on the Cross of Christ.
(figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
(military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
cruciformly
cruciformly
adv
In a cruciform manner.
crucifyfied
cuculliform
cuculliform
adj
Cowl- or hood-shaped.
culicifugal
culicifugal
adj
That repels culicine mosquitoes.
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cupriferous
cupriferous
adj
Containing or producing copper.
cupuliferae
cutlassfish
cutlassfish
noun
A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.
cystiferous
deceitfully
deceitfully
adv
in a deceitful manner
with the intention to deceive
defeudalize
defeudalize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of feudal character or form.
definiendum
definiendum
noun
(semantics) The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition.
definitudes
definitudes
noun
plural of definitude
defocussing
demulsified
demulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demulsify
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
demulsifies
demulsifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demulsify
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
designfully
designfully
adv
In a designful manner.
desulfuring
desulfuring
verb
present participle of desulfur
desulfurise
desulfurise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of desulfurize.
desulfurize
desulfurize
verb
(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).
devicefully
devicefully
adv
In a deviceful manner.
diabolifuge
difficultly
difficultly
adv
(archaic) With difficulty; not easily.
diffuseness
diffuseness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being diffuse.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being diffuse.