(organic chemistry) The haloform CHBr₃ that is the bromine analogue of chloroform.
brushoffs
brushoffs
noun
plural of brushoff
buffaloed
buffaloed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buffalo
buffaloes
buffaloes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buffalo
bufonidae
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
bufotoxin
bufotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
bulbiform
bulbiform
adj
Shaped like a bulb.
bullfrogs
bullfrogs
noun
plural of bullfrog
bulliform
bulliform
adj
(medicine) Having a blistered appearance; bullate.
noun
A bulliform cell
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
cacafuego
cacafuego
noun
(by extension) A braggart.
A spitfire.
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
caeciform
caffoline
caffoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₅H₉N₃O₂, obtained from caffeine by successively removing one methylamine and two carbonic anhydride groups.
calciform
calciform
adj
Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
calfdozer
calfdozer
noun
A small bulldozer.
calorific
calorific
adj
(US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.
(physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
cambiform
cambiform
adj
(botany) Resembling the cells of the cambium.
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
caprifoil
caprifoil
noun
(obsolete) A plant of the family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle.
caprifole
caprifole
noun
(obsolete) The woodbine or honeysuckle.
capriform
capriform
adj
Having the form of a goat
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
cardiform
cardiform
adj
(of fish teeth) Resembling a series of combs
carniform
carrefour
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
catafalco
catafalco
noun
Alternative form of catafalque
catfooted
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
cauliform
cauliform
adj
Having the form of a caulis.
celliform
celliform
adj
Having the form of a cell; cellular
celtiform
chamfrons
chamfrons
noun
plural of chamfron
chanfrons
chanfrons
noun
plural of chanfron
checkoffs
checkoffs
noun
plural of checkoff
chefornak
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chiffrobe
chiniofon
chiniofon
Noun
An antiprotozoal agent.
chipproof
chockfull
choiceful
choiceful
adj
(obsolete) Making choices; fickle.
Having the opportunity to choose or make choices; abounding in choices
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
choufleur
christoff
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
ciliiform
ciliiform
adj
Alternative form of ciliform
cirriform
cirriform
adj
(biology, zoology) Formed like a cirrus or tendril.
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
cliffwood
cliftonia
clockface
clockface
noun
Alternative spelling of clock face
closetful
closetful
noun
As much as a closet can hold.
coalfield
coalfield
noun
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
coalified
coalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coalify
coalifies
coalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coalify
cobriform
cobriform
adj
Shaped like a cobra.
cocciform
cockcroft
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cockneyfy
cockneyfy
verb
(transitive) To make cockney; to vulgarize.
cocksfoot
cocksfoot
noun
Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
cocrucify
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
codfishes
codfishes
noun
plural of codfish
codifiers
codifiers
noun
plural of codifier
codifying
codifying
noun
A codification.
verb
present participle of codify
coeffects
coeffects
noun
plural of coeffect
coenflame
cofactors
cofactors
noun
plural of cofactor
cofeature
cofeature
noun
An auxiliary or secondary feature.
verb
(intransitive) To be presented as a cofeature.
(transitive) To feature alongside; to present as a cofeature.
cofeoffee
cofeoffee
noun
A joint feoffee.
coferment
coferment
Noun
coenzyme
coffeecup
coffeecup
noun
Alternative form of coffee cup
coffeeman
coffeeman
noun
(dated) A man who keeps a coffeehouse; the owner of a coffeehouse.
A person who makes coffee in an establishment, or on a ship etc.
coffeepot
coffeepot
noun
Alternative spelling of coffee pot
cofferdam
cofferdam
noun
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
(nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
coffering
coffering
verb
present participle of coffer
coffining
coffining
verb
present participle of coffin
coffinite
coffinite
noun
(mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.
cofighter
cofinance
cofinance
verb
To finance jointly.
cofounded
cofounded
adj
Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofound
cofounder
cofounder
noun
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.
coglorify
coiffeurs
coiffeurs
noun
plural of coiffeur
coiffeuse
coiffeuse
noun
A female hairdresser
coiffured
coiffured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coiffure
coiffures
coiffures
noun
plural of coiffure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coiffure
coldfinch
coldproof
coldproof
adj
Resistant to cold.
coliforms
coliforms
noun
plural of coliform
colliform
colorfast
colorfast
adj
Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading.
colorific
colorific
adj
(figurative) flowery; ornate
(obsolete, chemistry) That produces coloured precipitates
colourful
colourful
colourful
adj
Britain standard spelling of colorful.
coltsfoot
coltsfoot
noun
An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East.
Homogyne alpina (alpine coltsfoot or purple colt's-foot).
Various flowering plants in the genus Petasites native to Europe or Asia.
comfiness
comfiness
noun
(informal) comfortableness
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
comforted
comforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comfort
comforter
comforter
noun
(UK, New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier.
(US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
(dated, chiefly UK) A woollen scarf for winter.
A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
cominform
conchfish
concrfsce
confabbed
confabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confab
confected
confected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confect
conferees
conferees
noun
plural of conferee
conferral
conferral
noun
The act of conferring something; conferment
conferred
conferred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confer
conferree
conferree
noun
Alternative form of conferee (“person on whom something is conferred”)
conferrer
conferrer
noun
A person who confers or bestows something
conferted
confervae
conferval
confervas
confervas
noun
plural of conferva
confessed
confessed
adj
Which one admits or avows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confess
confesser
confesser
noun
Alternative form of confessor
confesses
confesses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confess
confessor
confessor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution
One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.
One who confesses to having done something wrong.
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
confident
confident
adj
(obsolete, in negative sense) Forward, impudent.
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Very sure of something; positive.
noun
Obsolete form of confidant.
confiders
confiders
noun
plural of confider
confiding
confiding
adj
(Birding) Of a bird, allowing the close approach of humans.
Having or showing confidence or trust in another person.
In confidence; as if with trust.
noun
The telling of something in confidence.
verb
present participle of confide
configure
configure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
confiners
confiners
noun
plural of confiner
confining
confining
adj
limiting; restrictive
verb
present participle of confine
confinity
confinity
noun
contiguity, adjacency
confirmed
confirmed
adj
(Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation
(formal) having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
verified or ratified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confirm
confirmee
confirmee
noun
A person who is confirmed via religious rite.
One to whom anything is confirmed.
confirmer
confirmer
noun
One who confirms something
confirmor
confirmor
noun
(Hong Kong, specifically) A purchaser of real estate who resells the property before the transaction is completed.
(law) One who performs the confirmation of an estate; the grantor of a deed of confirmation.
confitent
confitent
noun
A person who confesses; a confessor or penitent
confiteor
confiteor
noun
(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.
confiture
confiture
noun
a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
confixing
confixing
verb
present participle of confix
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
conflates
conflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate
conflicts
conflicts
noun
plural of conflict
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflict
confluent
confluent
adj
(biology) Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass.
(geometry, of a triangle) Exactly the same size as another triangle.
(mathematics) Given a binary operation →_𝛽 on a set A, and its reflexive, transitive closure ↠_𝛽 , then, for all a1, a2, and a3 in A, if a1 →_𝛽 a2 and a1 →_𝛽 a3, then there must exist an a4 in A such that a2 ↠_𝛽 a4 and a3 ↠_𝛽 a4.
(meteorology, of wind) Converging, especially as viewed on a weather chart.
(of two or more objects or shapes) Converging, merging or flowing together into one.
noun
A stream uniting and flowing with another; a confluent stream.
confluxes
confluxes
noun
plural of conflux
conformal
conformal
adj
(cartography, of a map projection) That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.
(mathematics, of a transformation) That preserves angles between intersecting curves.
That conforms, especially to the shape of something.
conformed
conformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conform
conformer
conformer
noun
(biochemistry) A particular folded state or conformation of a protein, especially an abnormal conformation of a prion
(chemistry) Any of a set of stereoisomers characterised by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum.
(religion) A Conformist.
A person who conforms; a conformist.
confounds
confounds
noun
plural of confound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confound