Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
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.
beforetimes
beforetimes
adv
(archaic) Previously; in the past.
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
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.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
celliferous
celliferous
adj
Bearing or producing cells.
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
chiffoniers
chiffoniers
noun
plural of chiffonier
chifforobes
chifforobes
noun
plural of chifforobe
christoffel
christoffer
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
ciliiferous
cirriferous
cirriferous
Adjective
Bearing cirri
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
cobblerfish
cobblerfish
noun
Any of various catfish.
Trachinotus carolinus
cocciferous
cocciferous
adj
Bearing or producing berries.
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
coliiformes
corniferous
corniferous
adj
Horned.
costiferous
costiferous
adj
(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
criniferous
cruciferous
cruciferous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Bearing a cross.
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cupriferous
cupriferous
adj
Containing or producing copper.
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cystiferous
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
deforesting
deforesting
verb
present participle of deforest
deformities
deformities
noun
plural of deformity
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
disciferous
disciferous
adj
Bearing discs.
disciflorae
discomfiter
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disinfector
disinfector
noun
An apparatus for applying disinfectants.
One who, or that which, disinfects.
disinformed
disinformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinform
dittersdorf
diversiform
diversiform
adj
Of different or varying forms.
dorsiferous
dorsiferous
adj
(biology) Bearing, or producing, on the back; applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, whose ova become attached to the skin of the parent's back, where they develop.
dorsiflexor
dorsiflexor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
drupiferous
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
febriferous
febriferous
adj
Causing fever.
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
felsophyric
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
ferociously
ferociously
adv
In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Intensely or extremely.
ferredoxins
ferredoxins
noun
plural of ferredoxin
ferriferous
ferriferous
adj
Containing iron.
ferrivorous
ferrivorous
adj
That eats or consumes iron.
ferruginous
ferruginous
adj
rust-colored.
rusty.
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fiberscopes
fiberscopes
noun
plural of fiberscope
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibrinogens
fibrinogens
noun
plural of fibrinogen
fibroserous
fibrosities
fibrosities
noun
plural of fibrosity
fibrousness
fibrousness
noun
The state or quality of being fibrous.
fictioneers
fictioneers
noun
plural of fictioneer
fidejussory
fidejussory
adj
Of or relating to fidejussion.
filoviruses
filoviruses
noun
plural of filovirus
fimbrillose
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
fingerposts
fingerposts
noun
plural of fingerpost
fingerstone
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.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishmongers
fishmongers
noun
plural of fishmonger
flavoriness
florentines
florentines
noun
plural of florentine
floresville
floresville
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA
floridities
floridities
noun
plural of floridity
floriferous
floriferous
adj
(botany) That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers).
floristries
florisugent
flourishers
flourishers
noun
plural of flourisher
floweriness
floweriness
noun
The quality of being flowery.
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
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluoridised
fluoridised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridise
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
foetiferous
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
foliiferous
foliiferous
adj
Alternative form of foliferous
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
footbridges
footbridges
noun
plural of footbridge
footsoldier
footsoldier
noun
Alternative spelling of foot soldier
forbysening
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forebodings
forebodings
noun
plural of foreboding
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
foreclosing
foreclosing
noun
An act of foreclosure.
verb
present participle of foreclose
foredestine
foredestine
verb
(rare) To predestine
foredestiny
foredevised
forediscern
foredispose
foredispose
verb
(transitive) To bestow beforehand.
forefingers
forefingers
noun
plural of forefinger
foreglimpse
foreglimpse
noun
A glimpse or revelation of the future.
verb
To glimpse something in the future.
foreignisms
foreignisms
noun
plural of foreignism
foreignness
foreignness
noun
(countable) A characteristic that indicates foreignness.
(uncountable) The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness.
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
forepromise
forepromise
noun
A promise made in advance
verb
(transitive) To promise beforehand or in advance
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication