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.]
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
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.
brotuliform
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
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.
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
cystiferous
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
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.
fissuration
fissuration
noun
The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
The condition of having fissures.
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.
florisugent
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
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
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
foetiferous
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
forcipulata
forcipulate
forfeitures
forfeitures
noun
plural of forfeiture
forficulate
formularist
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.
formulistic
formulistic
adj
formulaic
fortunation
fountaineer
fountaineer
noun
Someone interested in fountains.
Someone who makes fountains.
fractiously
fractiously
adv
In a fractious manner.
fractuosity
fractuosity
noun
The state of being fractured; superficial fracture
fructuosity
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
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.
fruticulose
fruticulose
adj
(botany) Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub
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
furfuration
furfuration
noun
The falling of dandruff from the head.
fustigatory
guttiferous
guttiferous
adj
(botany) Relating to a natural grouping of trees and shrubs (family Guttiferae, now Clusiaceae) that abound in resinous sap.
(botany) Yielding gum or resinous substances.
infortitude
infortunate
infortunate
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate, unlucky.
infortunity
infortunity
noun
misfortune, adversity
infructuose
infructuose
adj
(figuratively) unfruitful; unprofitable
Not yielding fruit.
infructuous
infructuous
adj
(obsolete or Pakistan, India) Not fruitful.
infuriation
infuriation
noun
(countable) Something that causes extreme anger; an expression or instance of extreme anger.
(uncountable) Extreme anger.
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
interfusion
interfusion
noun
Mutual fusion or blending
lactiferous
lactiferous
adj
Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.
lethiferous
lethiferous
adj
(obsolete) Deadly, lethal.
luctiferous
luctiferous
adj
(archaic) mournful
mentiferous
mentiferous
adj
(archaic) Conveying thought; telepathic.
misfortuned
misfortuned
adj
(archaic) unlucky, unfortunate
misfortuner
misfortunes
misfortunes
noun
plural of misfortune
mortiferous
mortiferous
adj
(now rare) Causing spiritual death.
Causing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal.
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
nautiliform
nautiliform
adj
Having the spiral form of a nautilus
nectiferous
nectiferous
adj
Alternative form of nectariferous
nitriferous
nitriferous
adj
Yielding or containing nitre.
nitrofurans
nitrofurans
noun
plural of nitrofuran
noctiferous
noctiferous
adj
(obsolete) night-time; dark like the night.
nonfruition
nonfruition
noun
Lack of fruition; failure to develop.
nonfuturity
outfielders
outfielders
noun
plural of outfielder
outfiguring
outfiguring
verb
present participle of outfigure
outflourish
outflourish
verb
(transitive) To flourish more than.
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
overfatigue
overfatigue
noun
Excessive fatigue.
verb
(transitive) To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
overfruited
peltiferous
pestiferous
pestiferous
adj
annoying, vexatious
containing organisms that cause contagious diseases
phytiferous
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.
pustuliform
pustuliform
adj
Having the shape of a pustule
quarterfoil
quarterfoil
noun
Archaic form of quatrefoil.
quatrefoils
quatrefoils
noun
plural of quatrefoil
refutations
refutations
noun
plural of refutation
reoutfitted
reoutfitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reoutfit
rotundiform
rubefaction
rubefaction
noun
The act or process of making red.
ruficornate
scrofulitic
scrofulitic
adj
Having or relating to scrofula.
noun
A person who has scrofula.
scutatiform
scutiferous
scutiferous
adj
(nonce word) Carrying a shield or buckler.
(zoology) Having a scute.
septiferous
septiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing a partition; said of the valves of a capsule.
(obsolete) Conveying putrid poison.
spatuliform
spatuliform
adj
Shaped like a spatula.
stipuliform
struthiform
styliferous
styliferous
adj
(botany) Bearing one or more styles.
subfraction
subfraction
noun
The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components
subtubiform
sulfoborite
sulfuration
sulfuration
noun
(chemistry) reaction with sulfur
superprofit
superprofit
noun
excess profit
talofibular
talofibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the talus and fibula.
tanniferous
tanniferous
adj
Containing or yielding tannin.
tauriferous
tergiferous
tergiferous
adj
Carrying or bearing (something) on the back.
textiferous
thoriferous
thoriferous
adj
Containing or producing thorium.
thuriferous
thuriferous
adj
Producing, bearing or yielding frankincense.
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.
trapiferous
trifluoride
trifluoride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing three fluorine atoms in each molecule
trisulfoxid
tubiflorous
tubiflorous
adj
(botany) Having tubular flowers.
tulipflower
turbiniform
turbiniform
adj
Shaped like a top.
turriferous
unfavourite
unfavourite
verb
Alternative form of unfavorite
unforfeited
unforfeited
adj
Not forfeited.
unformality
unformative
unformative
adj
Not formative.
unfortified
unfortified
adj
Not fortified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfortify