Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
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.
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
borofluorin
bucciniform
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
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
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
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.
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinacious
farinacious
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of farinaceous
farraginous
farraginous
adj
(now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
ferruginous
ferruginous
adj
rust-colored.
rusty.
fibrousness
fibrousness
noun
The state or quality of being fibrous.
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
fissuration
fissuration
noun
The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
The condition of having fissures.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
florisugent
floundering
floundering
noun
The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
verb
present participle of flounder
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
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
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
fluorindine
fluorogenic
fluorogenic
adj
(physics) That generates fluorescence
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
forejudging
forejudging
verb
present participle of forejudge
forerunning
forerunning
verb
present participle of forerun
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulation
formulation
noun
(medicine) A medicinal preparation.
A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.
The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
formulizing
formulizing
verb
present participle of formulize
fortunation
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fountaineer
fountaineer
noun
Someone interested in fountains.
Someone who makes fountains.
fourdrinier
fourdrinier
noun
A machine for making continuous rolls of paper.
fourpennies
fourpennies
noun
plural of fourpenny
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
frustration
frustration
noun
(law) The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to.
A thing that frustrates.
Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
The feeling of annoyance at impassibility from resistance.
fulguration
fulguration
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface
(medicine) cauterization with electricity; electrocautery
A flash of lightning
fulminatory
fulminatory
adj
Thundering; striking terror.
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.
fundatorial
fungiferous
fungivorous
fungivorous
adj
Feeding on fungi.
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furfuration
furfuration
noun
The falling of dandruff from the head.
furiousness
furiousness
noun
The state or quality of being furious or outraged; enragement; inflamedness.
furloughing
furloughing
verb
present participle of furlough
furunculoid
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
infortitude
infortunate
infortunate
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate, unlucky.
infortunity
infortunity
noun
misfortune, adversity
infraocular
infraocular
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Situated below the eyes.
infructuose
infructuose
adj
(figuratively) unfruitful; unprofitable
Not yielding fruit.
infructuous
infructuous
adj
(obsolete or Pakistan, India) Not fruitful.
infuriation
infuriation
noun
(countable) Something that causes extreme anger; an expression or instance of extreme anger.
(uncountable) Extreme anger.
infusorians
infusorians
noun
plural of infusorian
infusorioid
infusorioid
adj
Characteristic of the infusorians
insufflator
insufflator
noun
A form of injector for forcing air into a furnace.
Agent noun of insufflate: a person or device which insufflates.
insultproof
insultproof
adj
Resistant to insults.
interfluous
interfluous
adj
Alternative form of interfluent
interfusion
interfusion
noun
Mutual fusion or blending
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
laniflorous
ligniferous
ligniferous
adj
Yielding or producing wood.
linguaeform
linguliform
linguliform
adj
(biology) resembling a lingula
noun
Any brachiopod of the subphylum Linguliformea
manniferous
manniferous
adj
Yielding manna.
mentiferous
mentiferous
adj
(archaic) Conveying thought; telepathic.
microfaunae
microfaunae
noun
plural of microfauna
microfaunal
microfaunal
adj
Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
microfaunas
microfungal
microfungal
adj
Relating to microfungi.
microfungus
microfungus
noun
A fungus of microscopic size.
misfortuned
misfortuned
adj
(archaic) unlucky, unfortunate
misfortuner
misfortunes
misfortunes
noun
plural of misfortune
mucroniform
naupliiform
nautiliform
nautiliform
adj
Having the spiral form of a nautilus
nectiferous
nectiferous
adj
Alternative form of nectariferous
nefariouses
nefariously
nefariously
adv
In a nefarious manner.
neurofibril
neurofibril
noun
(anatomy) Any of a group of microscopic fibrils through the body of a neuron that extend into the axon and dendrites
nimbiferous
nimbiferous
adj
(rare) Serving to bring clouds or stormy weather.
nitriferous
nitriferous
adj
Yielding or containing nitre.
nitrofurans
nitrofurans
noun
plural of nitrofuran
noctiferous
noctiferous
adj
(obsolete) night-time; dark like the night.
nodiflorous
nonfruition
nonfruition
noun
Lack of fruition; failure to develop.
nonfuturity
nudiflorous
offscouring
offscouring
noun
(figuratively) An outcast, a pariah.
refuse removed from something by scouring
omnifarious
omnifarious
adj
Exceedingly varied.
Of many or all forms, varieties, or kinds.
outfiguring
outfiguring
verb
present participle of outfigure
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
overfunding
overfunding
noun
Excess funding.
verb
present participle of overfund
overfurnish
overfurnish
verb
(transitive) To furnish excessively.
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overruffing
overruffing
verb
present participle of overruff
ozoniferous
ozoniferous
adj
Yielding or bearing ozone.
panduriform
panduriform
adj
(botany, rare) Pandurate.
penniferous
pinniferous
planuliform
planuliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a planula.
prefocusing
prefocusing
verb
present participle of prefocus
prefunction
pruniferous
pruniferous
adj
Bearing plums.
pulmonifera
pulviniform
pulviniform
adj
pillow-shaped
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
reconfigure
reconfigure
verb
To arrange into a new configuration.
reconfusing
reconfusing
verb
present participle of reconfuse
reconfusion
rediffusion
rediffusion
noun
The rebroadcasting of a programme; more specifically, the distribution of radio or television transmissions from a single receiver
The transmission of radio programs over a cable system
refocussing
refocussing
verb
(Britain) present participle of refocus
refutations
refutations
noun
plural of refutation
rotundiform
roupingwife
rubefaction
rubefaction
noun
The act or process of making red.
ruffianhood
ruficornate
sandiferous
sensiferous
sensiferous
adj
Exciting or conveying sensation.
somniferous
somniferous
adj
(pharmacology) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.
spiniferous
spiniferous
adj
Having spines or thorns; spiny, thorny
spinuliform
spinuliform
adj
Resembling a spinule.
subflooring
subflooring
noun
A level of flooring below the main floor.
subfraction
subfraction
noun
The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components