Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
afforestational
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
antereformation
antiferromagnet
antiferromagnet
noun
(physics) An antiferromagnetic material
arteriofibrosis
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
autotransfusion
autotransfusion
noun
(medicine) A blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.
beforementioned
beforementioned
Adjective
Previously mentioned.
carbonification
carbonification
noun
(geology) The conversion of organic plant matter into coal over time in the absence of air.
chondrification
chondrification
noun
(physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process.
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
comfortlessness
comfortlessness
noun
The state or quality of being comfortless.
confectionaries
confectionaries
noun
plural of confectionary
confectioneries
confectioneries
noun
plural of confectionery
configurational
configurational
adj
(grammar) Of a language: having a relatively fixed style of grammar where the subject of a sentence is outside the finite verb phrase but the object is inside it.
Of or pertaining to a configuration.
confraternities
confraternities
noun
plural of confraternity
confrontational
confrontational
adj
Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.
congelifraction
congelifraction
noun
the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water.
consignificator
corporification
corporification
noun
The act or process of corporifying.
corticoafferent
corticoefferent
corticoefferent
adj
Leading outward from the cerebral cortex
counterdefender
counterfeisance
counterfeisance
noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation.
counterfeitment
counterfeitment
noun
counterfeiting
counterfeitness
counterfeitness
noun
The state or quality of being counterfeit.
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countrification
countrification
noun
The act or process of countrifying.
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfiedness
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
deafforestation
decertification
decertification
noun
The act or process of decertifying.
democratifiable
denitrification
denitrification
noun
The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
devitrification
devitrification
noun
The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state
differentiation
differentiation
noun
(biology) The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.
(biology, evolution) The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (species, genus, variety, etc.) becomes distinct from another, or acquires distinct features; the result of such a process: distinctness.
(geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
The process of developing distinct components.
differentiators
differentiators
noun
plural of differentiator
disafforestment
disafforestment
noun
disafforestation
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
disconfirmation
disconfirmation
noun
(chiefly philosophy, uncountable) Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis.
(countable) A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true.
disconformities
disconformities
noun
plural of disconformity
disinflationary
disinflationary
adj
(economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
dissatisfactory
dissatisfactory
adj
Causing dissatisfaction.
diversification
diversification
noun
(finance) An investment strategy involving investing in a range of assets with differing features in order to reduce specific risk.
A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.
The act, or the result, of diversifying.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
dumbfounderment
dumbfounderment
noun
dumbfoundedness
electrification
electrification
noun
The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
The adaptation (of a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.
electroaffinity
electrorefining
electrorefining
noun
A process, similar to electrowinning, for the removal of impurities from a metal.
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
familiarisation
familiarisation
noun
Alternative spelling of familiarization
familiarization
familiarization
noun
The act, process or result of familiarizing.
faradopalpation
federalizations
federalizations
noun
plural of federalization
femoropopliteal
femoropopliteal
adj
Relating to the femur and popliteus.
fertilisational
fertilizational
fertilizational
adj
Relating to fertilization.
fiatconfirmatio
fibrinopurulent
fibrinopurulent
adj
Relating to, or containing fibrin and pus
fibrobronchitis
fibrochondritis
fibrointestinal
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
fibromyomectomy
fibroreticulate
filamentiferous
filamentiferous
adj
(archaic) filiferous
flacourtiaceous
flacourtiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to or formerly belonging to the family Flacourtiaceae.
flirtatiousness
flirtatiousness
noun
The quality of being flirtatious
floriculturally
floriculturally
adv
In terms of floriculture.
fluorophosphate
fluorophosphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion
(organic chemistry) The functional group >PO₃F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group with a fluorine atom; any compound containing such a group
foliobranchiate
foreappointment
foreappointment
noun
Previous appointment; preordination.
foreimagination
foreordainments
foreordainments
noun
plural of foreordainment
forepredicament
forepreparation
forepreparation
noun
Something done in advance, to make ready; preparation.
foresightedness
foresightedness
noun
The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
forethoughtless
forethoughtless
adj
Without forethought.
forfeitableness
formalistically
formalistically
adv
in a formalistic manner
formularisation
formularisation
noun
Alternative spelling of formularization
formularization
formularization
noun
The act of formularizing; a formularized or formulated statement or exhibition.
forthcomingness
forthcomingness
noun
The state or quality of being forthcoming.
fractionalizing
fractionalizing
verb
present participle of fractionalize
fractionisation
fractionization
fractionization
noun
The process of separating into fractions.
fragmentisation
fragmentization
fragmentization
noun
fragmentation; the breaking of something into fragments
franklinization
fraternizations
fraternizations
noun
plural of fraternization
fremontodendron
frenchification
frenchification
Noun
The act of Frenchifying.
Something Frenchified.
frigidoreceptor
frontoauricular
frontomaxillary
frontomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) frontal and maxillary
frontooccipital
frontooccipital
adj
(anatomy) frontal and occipital
frontosquamosal
frontosquamosal
adj
At the front of the squamosal
frontozygomatic
frontozygomatic
adj
(anatomy) zygomaticofrontal
gasterosteiform
gasterosteiform
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the order Gasterosteiformes.
germanification
germanification
Noun
The act or process of making something German.
grandfatherhood
grandfatherhood
noun
the state of being a grandfather
granitification
granitification
noun
The act or process of forming into granite.
heteroinfection
hyperconformist
hyperconformity
hyperconformity
noun
Excessive conformity
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfunctional
hyperfunctional
adj
Having, or characterised by, increased function
hyperperfection
hypocrateriform
hypocrateriform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a salver.
immortification
immortification
noun
Failure to mortify the passions.
indemnificatory
indemnificatory
adj
That serves to indemnify
inferoposterior
inferoposterior
adj
(anatomy) inferior and posterior
informativeness
informativeness
noun
The condition of being informative; clarity
infortunateness
interfederation
interferometers
interferometers
noun
plural of interferometer
interferometric
interferometric
adj
Of or pertaining to interferometry or interferometers
interfiltration
interfoliaceous
interfoliaceous
adj
(botany) At the same node with opposite or whorled leaves, but occupying a position between their places of attachment.
interfollicular
interfollicular
adj
(medicine) Occurring or existing between follicles
interreflection
interreflection
noun
The illumination of an object by reflected light from other objects that are not light sources.
intrafoliaceous
intrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Growing immediately above or in front of a leaf.
intransformable
intransformable
adj
Not transformable
introinflection
irreformability
irreformability
noun
The quality of being irreformable; absence of potential for reform.
lactiferousness
lactiferousness
noun
The quality of being lactiferous.
luctiferousness
magnesioferrite
magnesioferrite
noun
(mineralogy) A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.
malconformation
malconformation
noun
Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; disproportion of parts.
margaritiferous
margaritiferous
adj
Producing pearls.
mercurification
mercurification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury.
The process or operation of obtaining the mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.