Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
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.
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
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.
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confiscator
confiscator
noun
A person who confiscates
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
disciflorae
discifloral
discifloral
adj
(botany) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle.
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
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
fabricators
fabricators
noun
plural of fabricator
factorships
factorships
noun
plural of factorship
factoryship
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.
fascinators
fascinators
noun
plural of fascinator
fasciolaria
favoritisms
favoritisms
noun
plural of favoritism
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibroblasts
fibroblasts
noun
plural of fibroblast
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fibroplasia
fibroplasia
noun
The generation of fibrous tissue (especially in wound healing)
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
filtrations
filtrations
noun
plural of filtration
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
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.
fissiparous
fissiparous
adj
(cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
Causing division or fragmenting something.
Factious, tending to break into pieces.
fissuration
fissuration
noun
The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
The condition of having fissures.
flavoriness
flirtations
flirtations
noun
plural of flirtation
flirtatious
flirtatious
adj
(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
Of or pertaining to flirtation.
florianolis
floriations
floriations
noun
plural of floriation
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
florimanist
floriparous
floscularia
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
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
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
forestation
forestation
noun
The act of planting a forest.
The conversion of a habitat to forest.
foretasting
foretasting
verb
present participle of foretaste
foretopsail
foretopsail
noun
(nautical) The sail draped from the foretopmast.
foretrysail
formalising
formalising
verb
present participle of formalise
formalistic
formalistic
adj
Formalist.
formalities
formalities
noun
plural of formality
formalizers
formalizers
noun
plural of formalizer
formicaries
formicaries
noun
plural of formicary
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularism
formularist
fornicators
fornicators
noun
plural of fornicator
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
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fractionise
fractionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fractionize.
fractiously
fractiously
adv
In a fractious manner.
fractuosity
fractuosity
noun
The state of being fractured; superficial fracture
franchisors
franchisors
noun
plural of franchisor
freemasonic
freemasonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Freemasonry.
frescobaldi
frigostable
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.
fumatoriums
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
fustigatory
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
galliformes
gaviiformes
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
infarctions
infarctions
noun
plural of infarction
informalism
informalism
noun
A word, phrase, behaviour, etc. that is informal.
An art movement based on abstract and gestural tendencies rather than definite form.
informalist
informalist
noun
An artist working in the style of informalism.
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
infraposing
infrasonics
infrasonics
noun
The study and the application of infrasound.
infusorians
infusorians
noun
plural of infusorian
insufflator
insufflator
noun
A form of injector for forcing air into a furnace.
Agent noun of insufflate: a person or device which insufflates.
isografting
isografting
verb
present participle of isograft
isoparaffin
isoparaffin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any branched-chain isomer of a straight-chain alkane
jeffersonia
jeffersonia
noun
Any of several herbs of the genus Jeffersonia (Berberidaceae), especially (Jeffersonia diphylla).
Any of the trilobites of the genus Jeffersonia (Bathyuridae)
lactiferous
lactiferous
adj
Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
laniflorous
lansfordite
lansfordite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft monoclinic hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral.
laxiflorous
macrofossil
macrofossil
noun
(paleontology) Any fossil large enough to be examined without a microscope.
mammiferous
mammiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having mammae, or (humorous) breasts.
Mammalian.
manniferous
manniferous
adj
Yielding manna.
microfarads
microfarads
noun
plural of microfarad
microfaunas
microfloras
multifarous
multifloras
multifloras
noun
plural of multiflora
muscariform
muscariform
Adjective
Having the form of a brush.
nefariouses
nefariously
nefariously
adv
In a nefarious manner.
nitrofurans
nitrofurans
noun
plural of nitrofuran
officiaries
officiaries
noun
plural of officiary
olfactories
olfactories
noun
plural of olfactory
omnifarious
omnifarious
adj
Exceedingly varied.
Of many or all forms, varieties, or kinds.
overfasting
oversatisfy
oversatisfy
verb
(transitive) To do more than satisfy; to go beyond the requirements or wants of.
palmiferous
palmiferous
adj
Bearing palms.
palpiferous
palpiferous
adj
Synonym of palpigerous
pappiferous
pappiferous
adj
Bearing a pappus.
passeriform
passeriform
adj
Of or pertaining to a sparrow; sparrow-like; bird-like.