(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftervision
afterwisdom
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
alfilerillo
alfilerillo
noun
Machaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.
alumiferous
aluniferous
alveoliform
alveoliform
adj
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
amyliferous
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
astraeiform
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacteriform
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
bracteiform
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calciferols
calciferols
noun
plural of calciferol
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
californite
californite
noun
(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
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.
cercariform
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
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.
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
crateriform
crateriform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a shallow bowl.
cypraeiform
defloration
defloration
noun
the act of deflowering
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
deformalize
deformalize
Verb
To make informal.
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
deformative
defrication
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
disciflorae
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
edificatory
edificatory
adj
Tending to edification.
efformation
efformation
noun
(obsolete) The act of giving shape or form; formation.
efformative
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinometer
farinometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the viscosity of flour.
featherfoil
featherfoil
noun
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris) with finely divided leaves.
febriphobia
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
felicitator
felicitator
noun
One who felicitates, or offers congratulation.
ferrocyanic
ferrocyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide
feudatorial
feudatorial
adj
Synonym of feudatory
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibroadenia
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
flavoriness
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foraminated
foraminated
adj
Having a small opening, or foramina.
foraminifer
foraminifer
noun
Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.
forbiddable
forbiddable
adj
Capable of being forbidden.
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forcipulate
foreappoint
foreappoint
verb
(transitive) To appoint beforehand.
forebearing
forebearing
verb
present participle of forebear
forecaddies
forecaddies
noun
plural of forecaddie
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forecaddie
forecasting
forecasting
noun
A forecast or prediction.
verb
present participle of forecast
foreimagine
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
forereading
forereading
verb
present participle of foreread
forestation
forestation
noun
The act of planting a forest.
The conversion of a habitat to forest.
foretalking
foretasting
foretasting
verb
present participle of foretaste
foretopsail
foretopsail
noun
(nautical) The sail draped from the foretopmast.
foretrysail
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forfeitable
forfeitable
adj
Liable to be forfeited
forficulate
forgiveable
forgiveable
noun
Misspelling of forgivable.
forgiveably
formalazine
formalazine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₂H₄N₂, obtainable from formaldehyde by the addition of hydrazine.
formalities
formalities
noun
plural of formality
formalizers
formalizers
noun
plural of formalizer
formamidine
formamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound NH=CH-NH₂ that is the amidine of formic acid
Any of a group of acaricidal compounds derived from this compound
formanilide
formanilide
noun
(organic chemistry) The anilide of formic acid C₆H₅-NH-CHO
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
formicariae
formicaries
formicaries
noun
plural of formicary
formicative
formicoidea
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularize
formularize
verb
(US) To express as a formula, to formulate.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
fortepianos
fortepianos
noun
plural of fortepiano
fortifiable
fortifiable
adj
That can be fortified
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fothergilla
fountaineer
fountaineer
noun
Someone interested in fountains.
Someone who makes fountains.
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fractionate
fractionate
verb
(chemistry) To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some chemical or physical property, such as boiling point, particle size, solubility etc.
(cryptography) To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption.
(radiotherapy) To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions.
To use the technique of fractionation in hypnosis.
fractionise
fractionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fractionize.
fractionize
fractionize
verb
To separate into fractions
fractionlet
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
freeloading
freeloading
noun
The act of one who freeloads.
verb
present participle of freeload
freemasonic
freemasonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Freemasonry.
frescobaldi
frigolabile
frigolabile
adj
(sciences) susceptible to cold temperatures
frigostable
frontierman
frontierman
noun
Alternative form of frontiersman
fulgoroidea
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furodiazole
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
galliformes
gaviiformes
glorifiable
glorifiable
adj
Able to be glorified.
glumiflorae
gonfalonier
gonfalonier
noun
An official, particularly a chief magistrate of a mediaeval Italian republic; the bearer of the republic's gonfalon.
One who bears the gonfalon.
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
harengiform
harengiform
adj
(rare) herring-shaped
iliofemoral
iliofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to both the ilium and the femur