(phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound.
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(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.
alcyoniform
aminoformic
archpontiff
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
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.
branchiform
bucciniform
californian
californian
Adjective
Of or relating to California.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.
californite
californite
noun
(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
campaniform
campaniform
adj
In the shape of a bell
carboncliff
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
chiffoniers
chiffoniers
noun
plural of chiffonier
chiffonnier
chiffonnier
noun
Alternative form of chiffonier
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
ciconiiform
ciconiiform
noun
Any stork of the order Ciconiiformes
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coinferring
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
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confirmment
confiscator
confiscator
noun
A person who confiscates
conflictory
conflictory
adj
(rare) conflicting
conformisms
conformisms
noun
plural of conformism
conformists
conformists
noun
plural of conformist
confraction
confronting
confronting
adj
Causing distress; upsetting.
verb
present participle of confront
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
corniferous
corniferous
adj
Horned.
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
crossfiring
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.
cypriniform
cypriniform
noun
Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches
defrication
diffraction
diffraction
noun
(physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.
disconfirms
disconfirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disconfirm
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
disinfector
disinfector
noun
An apparatus for applying disinfectants.
One who, or that which, disinfects.
eichendorff
enforcingly
enforcingly
adv
So as to enforce.
enforcively
fabrication
fabrication
noun
(cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood
(uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
factorizing
factorizing
noun
factorization
verb
present participle of factorize
falconiform
falconiform
noun
(ornithology) Any falcon of the order Falconiformes
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinacious
farinacious
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of farinaceous
fascinators
fascinators
noun
plural of fascinator
ferrocyanic
ferrocyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
fibrocement
fibrocement
noun
A composite of cement and cellulose fibres.
fibronectin
fibronectin
noun
(biochemistry) An adhesive blood glycoprotein that has several cellular functions
fictioneers
fictioneers
noun
plural of fictioneer
fluorescein
fluorescein
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted; used forensically to detect traces of blood, and in analytical chemistry as an indicator in silver nitrate titrations
fluorescing
fluorescing
verb
present participle of fluoresce
fluorogenic
fluorogenic
adj
(physics) That generates fluorescence
foliobranch
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forcipation
forcipation
noun
torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers
forecasting
forecasting
noun
A forecast or prediction.
verb
present participle of forecast
foreclosing
foreclosing
noun
An act of foreclosure.
verb
present participle of foreclose
forediscern
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
forfication
formicarian
formicarian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to ants.
formicating
formicating
verb
present participle of formicate
formication
formication
noun
(medicine) An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.
fornicating
fornicating
verb
present participle of fornicate
fornication
fornication
noun
(colloquial) Sexual intercourse in general; sex.
(religion, law) Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.
fornicators
fornicators
noun
plural of fornicator
fornicatory
fornicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to fornication.
fornicatrix
fornicatrix
noun
A female fornicator.
forniciform
forniciform
adj
archlike or vaulted in form
forthcoming
forthcoming
adj
(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.
Available when needed; in place, ready.
Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
noun
An act of coming forth.
Something that is yet to come.
verb
present participle of forthcome
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fractionary
fractionary
adj
(obsolete) fractional
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.
fractioning
fractioning
verb
present participle of fraction
fractionise
fractionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fractionize.
fractionize
fractionize
verb
To separate into fractions
fractionlet
franchisors
franchisors
noun
plural of franchisor
francomania
francomania
Noun
An obsession with the French culture, language, or people.
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
fredericton
fredericton
Proper noun
Provincial capital of New Brunswick (Canada).
fredrickson
freemasonic
freemasonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Freemasonry.
frictionize
frondescing
frondescing
verb
present participle of frondesce
frontspiece
functionary
functionary
noun
A paper-pusher, bean counter.
A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.
furunculoid
honorifical
honorifical
adj
Or or pertaining to honorifics.
honorific.
inconfirmed
infarctions
infarctions
noun
plural of infarction
infomercial
infomercial
noun
A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.
informatica
informatics
informatics
noun
(computing) A branch of information science and of computer science that focuses on the study of information processing, particularly with respect to systems integration and human interactions with machine and data.
infracostal
infracostal
adj
(anatomy) Below the ribs.
infractions
infractions
noun
plural of infraction
infraocular
infraocular
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Situated below the eyes.
infrasonics
infrasonics
noun
The study and the application of infrasound.
infructuose
infructuose
adj
(figuratively) unfruitful; unprofitable
Not yielding fruit.
infructuous
infructuous
adj
(obsolete or Pakistan, India) Not fruitful.
insectiform
insectproof
insectproof
adj
Resistant to insects.
interfector
interoffice
interoffice
adj
Taking place between different offices of a single organization or company.
verb
To send something between different offices in an organization.