Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
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.
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
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.
celliferous
celliferous
adj
Bearing or producing cells.
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
ciliiferous
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.
counterfoil
counterfoil
noun
the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
counterlife
counterlife
noun
A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.
cruciformly
cruciformly
adv
In a cruciform manner.
cuculliform
cuculliform
adj
Cowl- or hood-shaped.
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
ferociously
ferociously
adv
In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Intensely or extremely.
feudatorial
feudatorial
adj
Synonym of feudatory
filoviruses
filoviruses
noun
plural of filovirus
fistuliform
fistuliform
adj
Of a fistular form; tubular; pipe-shaped.
flirtatious
flirtatious
adj
(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
Of or pertaining to flirtation.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
floricomous
floricomous
adj
(zoology) Having a certain kind of ovipositor, characteristic of the Cnephasiini, consisting of papillae anales with a section of flat-headed setae.
Having the head adorned with flowers.
floriferous
floriferous
adj
(botany) That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers).
florilegium
florilegium
noun
(Christianity) A patristic anthology.
A collection of flowers.
floriparous
florisugent
florivorous
florivorous
adj
That eats flowers
floscularia
floundering
floundering
noun
The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
verb
present participle of flounder
flourishers
flourishers
noun
plural of flourisher
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
fluobromide
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
fluorhydric
fluorhydric
adj
Alternative form of fluohydric
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluoridised
fluoridised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridise
fluoridized
fluoridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridize
fluorimeter
fluorimeter
noun
Alternative form of fluorometer
fluorimetry
fluorimetry
noun
(chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy
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.
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
foliiferous
foliiferous
adj
Alternative form of foliferous
forcipulata
forcipulate
forficulate
formidolous
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularism
formularist
formularize
formularize
verb
(US) To express as a formula, to formulate.
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
formulistic
formulistic
adj
formulaic
formulizing
formulizing
verb
present participle of formulize
fractiously
fractiously
adv
In a fractious manner.
frivolously
frivolously
adv
In a frivolous manner
fruticulose
fruticulose
adj
(botany) Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub
fulgoroidea
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.
fundatorial
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furloughing
furloughing
verb
present participle of furlough
furodiazole
furunculoid
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
globiferous
globiferous
adj
(zoology) Having a round or globular tip.
globuliform
glumiferous
glumiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing a glume.
glumiflorae
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
infraocular
infraocular
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Situated below the eyes.
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
lactiferous
lactiferous
adj
Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
laniflorous
laxiflorous
lethiferous
lethiferous
adj
(obsolete) Deadly, lethal.
ligniferous
ligniferous
adj
Yielding or producing wood.
limbiferous
linguaeform
linguliform
linguliform
adj
(biology) resembling a lingula
noun
Any brachiopod of the subphylum Linguliformea
lucriferous
lucriferous
adj
(obsolete) gainful; profitable
luctiferous
luctiferous
adj
(archaic) mournful
melliferous
melliferous
adj
(botany) Bearing any substance that is collected by bees to produce honey
Bearing honey
microfaunal
microfaunal
adj
Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
microfungal
microfungal
adj
Relating to microfungi.
multifactor
multifactor
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
multifarous
multiferous
multiferous
adj
Bearing or producing much or many.
multiflorae
multifloras
multifloras
noun
plural of multiflora
multiformed
naupliiform
nautiliform
nautiliform
adj
Having the spiral form of a nautilus
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
nodiflorous
nudiflorous
oculiferous
oculiferous
adj
Bearing an eye or eyes.
oliviferous
outfielders
outfielders
noun
plural of outfielder
outflourish
outflourish
verb
(transitive) To flourish more than.
overfulfill
overfulfill
verb
To fulfill (a quota etc) more than is necessary
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
ovuliferous
ovuliferous
adj
Bearing ovules.
oxyfluoride
oxyfluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and fluorine.
palmiferous
palmiferous
adj
Bearing palms.
palpiferous
palpiferous
adj
Synonym of palpigerous
peltiferous
planuliform
planuliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a planula.
pliciferous
plumiformly
plumuliform
profluvious
profluvious
adj
(obsolete) Relating to profluvium
profusively
profusively
adv
In a profusive manner.
proliferous
proliferous
adj
(botany) producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers
(zoology) reproducing by budding
producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative
pulmonifera
pulviniform
pulviniform
adj
pillow-shaped
pustuliform
pustuliform
adj
Having the shape of a pustule
quadrifocal
quadrifocal
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.