(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.
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
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.
borofluoric
bucciniform
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.
celliferous
celliferous
adj
Bearing or producing cells.
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
ciliiferous
cirriferous
cirriferous
Adjective
Bearing cirri
cocciferous
cocciferous
adj
Bearing or producing berries.
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
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.
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.
costiferous
costiferous
adj
(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
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
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.
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.
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.
cupriferous
cupriferous
adj
Containing or producing copper.
cystiferous
disciferous
disciferous
adj
Bearing discs.
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinacious
farinacious
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of farinaceous
ferociously
ferociously
adv
In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Intensely or extremely.
ferrocerium
ferrocerium
noun
A pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium that is used to make the flints for cigarette lighters
fibromucous
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.
floscularia
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
fluorogenic
fluorogenic
adj
(physics) That generates fluorescence
forcipulata
forcipulate
forficulate
formicarium
formicarium
noun
A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
formulistic
formulistic
adj
formulaic
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
fructuosity
fruticulose
fruticulose
adj
(botany) Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub
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.
furciferous
furciferous
adj
(archaic) rascally; scandalous
furunculoid
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.
lactiferous
lactiferous
adj
Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
lucriferous
lucriferous
adj
(obsolete) gainful; profitable
luctiferous
luctiferous
adj
(archaic) mournful
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.
mucofibrous
mucofibrous
adj
mucous and fibrous
mucroniform
multifactor
multifactor
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
muscariform
muscariform
Adjective
Having the form of a brush.
nectiferous
nectiferous
adj
Alternative form of nectariferous
noctiferous
noctiferous
adj
(obsolete) night-time; dark like the night.
oculiferous
oculiferous
adj
Bearing an eye or eyes.
offscouring
offscouring
noun
(figuratively) An outcast, a pariah.
refuse removed from something by scouring
pisciferous
pliciferous
prefocusing
prefocusing
verb
present participle of prefocus
prefunction
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.
reconfigure
reconfigure
verb
To arrange into a new configuration.
reconfusing
reconfusing
verb
present participle of reconfuse
reconfusion
refocussing
refocussing
verb
(Britain) present participle of refocus
rubefaction
rubefaction
noun
The act or process of making red.
ruficarpous
ruficornate
rufopiceous
sacciferous
sacciferous
adj
(biology) Bearing a sac.
scopiferous
scopiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a tuft of brush-like hairs.
scopuliform
scopuliform
adj
scopiform on a smaller scale
scourfishes
scrofulitic
scrofulitic
adj
Having or relating to scrofula.
noun
A person who has scrofula.
scrofulosis
scrofulosis
noun
scrofula
scutatiform
scutiferous
scutiferous
adj
(nonce word) Carrying a shield or buckler.
(zoology) Having a scute.
spiciferous
spiciferous
adj
(obsolete) Bearing ears or spikes; spicate.
spiculiform
spiculiform
adj
(zoology) Having the shape of a spicule.
subfraction
subfraction
noun
The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components
subofficers
subofficers
noun
plural of subofficer
succiferous
succiferous
adj
Producing or conveying sap.
uncalorific
unconfirmed
unconfirmed
adj
(Christianity) Not having undergone the ritual of confirmation.