(organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
verb
To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
choreiform
choreiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling chorea.
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
chymifying
chymifying
verb
present participle of chymify
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
conchiform
conchiform
adj
Shaped like a conch.
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
damfoolish
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
echiniform
etheriform
etheriform
adj
Having the form of ether.
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
farmhouses
farmhouses
noun
plural of farmhouse
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
fathomable
fathomable
adj
able to be fathomed
fathometer
fathometer
noun
(nautical) A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water.
fathomless
fathomless
adj
(by extension) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless.
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
featherman
ferfathmur
fishmonger
fishmonger
noun
(Britain) A person who sells fish.
(Britain, rare) A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.
(archaic) A pimp.
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
flashlamps
flashlamps
noun
plural of flashlamp
fleechment
flemishing
flemishing
verb
present participle of flemish
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
flusherman
flushermen
flutemouth
flutemouth
noun
The trumpetfish.
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
forehammer
forehammer
noun
A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
foremother
foremother
Noun
A female ancestor.
forthcomer
forthcomer
noun
(archaic) One who comes forth.
frameshift
frameshift
noun
A frameshift mutation.
verb
To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
framesmith
framesmith
noun
A maker of frames.
framingham
freshmanic
freshmanic
adj
(US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frightment
frightment
noun
(obsolete) fear; terror
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
frogmouths
frogmouths
noun
plural of frogmouth
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
fumishness
fumishness
noun
(obsolete) fretfulness; passion
furomethyl
futhermore
futhermore
adv
Misspelling of furthermore.
hammerfest
hammerfest
Proper noun
A municipality in Finnmark, Norway.
hammerfish
hammerfish
noun
The hammerhead shark.
handyframe
hederiform
hederiform
adj
ivy-shaped
heliciform
heliciform
adj
Having the form of a helix; spiral.
hemifacial
hemifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face.
hemingford
hemofuscin
hominiform
hominiform
noun
Synonym of hominid
hordeiform
humaniform
humaniform
adj
Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance.
noun
(science fiction) A robot resembling a human.
humidified
humidified
adj
Modified by humidification
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humidify
humidifier
humidifier
noun
A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.
humidifies
humidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humidify
humorproof
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hyraciform
infrahuman
infrahuman
adj
Below the level of the human.
noun
(psychology) A creature that is not (yet) at the level of understanding of a human being, such as a presymbolic child or an animal.
knifesmith
knifesmith
noun
A cutler who makes knives.
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
machineful
machineful
noun
Enough laundry to fill a washing machine.
makeshifts
makeshifts
noun
plural of makeshift
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
marshfield
microfiche
microfiche
noun
A device used to magnify and read these sheets.
A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.
verb
(transitive) To convert (documents) to microfiche format.
mightfully
milkfishes
milkfishes
noun
plural of milkfish
minkfishes
mirthfully
mirthfully
adv
In a mirthful manner.
misfashion
misfashion
verb
To form or fashion wrongly.
monkfishes
monkfishes
noun
plural of monkfish
moonfishes
moonfishes
noun
plural of moonfish
muckthrift
multiflash
multiflash
adj
(photography) Involving more than one flash.
muttonfish
muttonfish
noun
(Australia) Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.
(chiefly US) Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis, the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus, or the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus.
mythifying
mythifying
verb
present participle of mythify
numbfishes
numbfishes
noun
plural of numbfish
phenformin
phenformin
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.
phylliform
phylliform
Adjective
leaf-shaped
rheiformes
rhombiform
rhombiform
adj
(geometry) In the shape of a rhombus.
rhymeproof
scyphiform
scyphiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a cup.
semifinish
shamefaced
shamefaced
adj
Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
shamefully
shamefully
adv
In a shameful manner.
Used to express discontent with a situation or occurrence.
shameproof
shameproof
adj
resistant to shame
sheriffdom
sheriffdom
noun
The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
shrimpfish
shrimpfish
noun
Any of the fish in the subfamily Centriscinae
smithcraft
smithcraft
noun
The art or occupation of a smith.
smithfield
smokeshaft
spathiform
spathiform
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling spar in form.
spheriform
stomachful
stomachful
adj
(obsolete) sullen; obstinate; perverse
noun
As much as one can stomach.
Enough to fill one's stomach.
thalliform
thalliform
adj
Of the form of a thallus.
thencefrom
thencefrom
adv
(obsolete) From that place; therefrom.
thermoform
thermoform
verb
To use a method of shaping, especially for thermoplastics, while hot
thiefmaker
thimbleful
thimbleful
noun
(by extension) A small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits.
As much as a thimble will hold.
thyrsiform
tomfoolish
tomfoolish
Adjective
silly; foolish
trochiform
trochiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like a top shell (family Trochidae).