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.
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
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.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calciferous
calciferous
adj
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
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
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.
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
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.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
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.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
feudatorial
feudatorial
adj
Synonym of feudatory
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
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.
flirtatious
flirtatious
adj
(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
Of or pertaining to flirtation.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
floriparous
floscularia
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
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
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.
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
forcipulata
forcipulate
forficulate
formicarium
formicarium
noun
A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
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.
fortunation
fountaineer
fountaineer
noun
Someone interested in fountains.
Someone who makes fountains.
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fractiously
fractiously
adv
In a fractious manner.
fractuosity
fractuosity
noun
The state of being fractured; superficial fracture
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.
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.
fumatoriums
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
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furfuration
furfuration
noun
The falling of dandruff from the head.
furodiazole
fustigatory
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
glumiflorae
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
infortunate
infortunate
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate, unlucky.
infraocular
infraocular
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Situated below the eyes.
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
insufflator
insufflator
noun
A form of injector for forcing air into a furnace.
Agent noun of insufflate: a person or device which insufflates.
lactiferous
lactiferous
adj
Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
laniflorous
laxiflorous
linguaeform
mammiferous
mammiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having mammae, or (humorous) breasts.
Mammalian.
manniferous
manniferous
adj
Yielding manna.
microfaunae
microfaunae
noun
plural of microfauna
microfaunal
microfaunal
adj
Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
microfaunas
microfungal
microfungal
adj
Relating to microfungi.
multifactor
multifactor
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
multifarous
multiflorae
multifloras
multifloras
noun
plural of multiflora
muscariform
muscariform
Adjective
Having the form of a brush.
naupliiform
nautiliform
nautiliform
adj
Having the spiral form of a nautilus
nefariouses
nefariously
nefariously
adv
In a nefarious manner.
nitrofurans
nitrofurans
noun
plural of nitrofuran
omnifarious
omnifarious
adj
Exceedingly varied.
Of many or all forms, varieties, or kinds.
overfatigue
overfatigue
noun
Excessive fatigue.
verb
(transitive) To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
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.
palmiferous
palmiferous
adj
Bearing palms.
palpiferous
palpiferous
adj
Synonym of palpigerous
panduriform
panduriform
adj
(botany, rare) Pandurate.
pappiferous
pappiferous
adj
Bearing a pappus.
planuliform
planuliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a planula.
pulmonifera
purificator
purificator
noun
(Christianity) The napkin used to wipe the lip of the chalice during Holy Communion.
One who, or that which, purifies; a purifier.
quadrifocal
quadrifocal
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
quarterfoil
quarterfoil
noun
Archaic form of quatrefoil.
quatrefoils
quatrefoils
noun
plural of quatrefoil
radiumproof
ramiflorous
ramiflorous
adj
(botany) Flowering on the branches.
refutations
refutations
noun
plural of refutation
rubefaction
rubefaction
noun
The act or process of making red.
ruffianhood
ruficarpous
ruficornate
sacciferous
sacciferous
adj
(biology) Bearing a sac.
sandiferous
saxifragous
saxifragous
adj
(obsolete, medicine) Dissolving bladder stones.
scutatiform
spatuliform
spatuliform
adj
Shaped like a spatula.
subfraction
subfraction
noun
The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components
sulfuration
sulfuration
noun
(chemistry) reaction with sulfur
suprafoliar
talofibular
talofibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the talus and fibula.
tanniferous
tanniferous
adj
Containing or yielding tannin.
tauriferous
transfusion
transfusion
noun
(medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.