(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
affirmatively
affirmatively
adv
In an affirming manner.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
aftercataract
aftercataract
noun
A medical condition of clouding of the posterior lens capsule implanted in the eye in cataract surgery.
afterlifetime
aftermarriage
afterplanting
afterpressure
afterripening
afterswarming
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
ammocoetiform
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
anteroflexion
anterofrontal
anterofrontal
adj
anterior and frontal
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antifertility
antifertility
adj
That reduces fertility
contraceptive
antiforeigner
antiforeigner
adj
Opposed to foreigners.
antireflexive
antireforming
antireforming
adj
Synonym of antireform
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
archflatterer
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
artificialize
artificialize
verb
(transitive) To render artificial.
asperifoliate
asperifoliate
adj
Alternative form of asperifolious
atmosphereful
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
benzotrifuran
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
calcioferrite
calcioferrite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
calefactories
calefactories
noun
plural of calefactory
calorifacient
calorifacient
adj
(physiology, dated) Having or relating to the power of producing heat; applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation.
calyciflorate
capitelliform
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugence
centrifugence
noun
The property or quality of being centrifugal.
centrisciform
ceratofibrous
certificating
certificating
verb
present participle of certificate
certification
certification
noun
A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.
The act of certifying.
The granting of a certificate.
certificative
certificative
adj
That certifies.
certificatory
certificatory
adj
Serving to certify something.
noun
(archaic) A certificate.
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chieftainries
chieftainries
noun
plural of chieftainry
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
colorfastness
colorfastness
noun
The characteristic of being colorfast.
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
confarreation
confarreation
noun
(Ancient Rome) A form of marriage in Ancient Rome that was solemnized with cakes made from far (spelt)
confectionary
confectionary
adj
Prepared as a confection.
Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.
noun
(dated) A confectioner's shop; a confectionery.
(obsolete) A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.
(obsolete) One who makes confections; a confectioner.
(uncountable, rare) Candy, sweets, taken collectively; confectionery.
A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.
confectioners
confectioners
noun
plural of confectioner
confectionery
confectionery
noun
(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
confederation
confederation
noun
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.
confederatism
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confederatize
confidentiary
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
conflagrative
conflagrative
adj
That produces conflagration
confraternity
confraternity
noun
(countable) A group with a common interest.
(countable) A religious fraternity or brotherhood.
(uncountable) Brotherly friendship.
confricamenta
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
contrafacture
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
contraflexure
corticiferous
corticiferous
adj
Producing bark or something resembling bark.
costoinferior
counteraffirm
countereffect
countereffect
noun
An effect that is the opposite of another (especially another that has the same cause)
countereffort
countereffort
noun
An effort made in opposition to another.
counterfaller
counterfaller
noun
(engineering) A faller that opposes another faller, so that one rises while the other is descending.
counterfeited
counterfeited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit
counterfeiter
counterfeiter
noun
A person who counterfeits
counterfeitly
counterfeitly
adv
In a counterfeit way; falsely.
counterfessed
counterflange
counterfleury
counterfleury
adj
Alternative spelling of counterflory
counterflight
counteroffers
counteroffers
noun
plural of counteroffer
counterreform
counterreform
noun
Opposition to reform.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
craftsmenship
crescentiform
crescentiform
adj
Having a crescent shape.
crestfallenly
crestfallenly
adv
In a crestfallen manner.
cretification
defenestrated
defenestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defenestrate
defenestrates
defenestrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defenestrate
deferentially
deferentially
adv
In a deferential manner.
deferrization
deferrization
noun
The treatment of water to remove soluble iron salts.
defibrillated
defibrillated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defibrillate
defibrillator
defibrillator
noun
(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.
defibrination
defibrination
noun
The act or process of depriving of fibrin.
deflagrations
deflagrations
noun
plural of deflagration
deflectometer
deflectometer
noun
An instrument that measures the deflection of structures when loads are applied.
deflocculator
deforestation
deforestation
noun
(computing theory) A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
deformational
deformational
adj
Pertaining to, due to, or causing deformation
delirifacient
delirifacient
adj
(medicine) Producing, or tending to produce, delirium.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that tends to cause delirium.
denitrificant
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
devitrifiable
diatomiferous
diffarreation
diffarreation
noun
(historical) A form of divorce, among the Ancient Romans, in which a cake was used.
differentials
differentials
noun
plural of differential
differentiant
differentiant
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) A binary invariant
differentiate
differentiate
noun
(geology) Something that has been differentiated or stratified.
verb
(education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
(mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
(mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
(transitive, intransitive, often in the passive, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
To make different; to change, modify.
To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
To recognize a distinction or difference between two things.
differentness
differentness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being different.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being different.
diffractively
diffractively
adv
In a diffractive manner; by means of, or accompanied by diffraction
diffusiometer
discomfitures
discomfitures
noun
plural of discomfiture
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
disrespectful
disrespectful
adj
Lacking respect.
irrespective, heedless, regardless
distressfully
distressfully
adv
In a distressful way; showing distress
driftlessness
driftlessness
noun
Quality of being driftless.
ectocuneiform
ectocuneiform
noun
(anatomy) One of the bones of the tarsus.
effortfulness
effortfulness
noun
(psychology) subjective experience of exertion or effort involved in performing an activity
electriferous
electriferous
adj
(archaic) Producing or transmitting electricity.
electrifiable
electrifiable
adj
Capable of being electrified (charged with electricity, by rubbing etc)
electrofusion
electrofusion
noun
(biology) the fusion of plant protoplasts by electrical stimulation
fusion by means of electricity
electrorefine
electrorefine
verb
(transitive) To perform electrorefining upon.
enforcibility
enforcibility
noun
Alternative form of enforceability
entocuneiform
entocuneiform
noun
(anatomy) The outermost of the cuneiform bones
epidotiferous
epidotiferous
adj
Bearing the mineral epidote.
equidifferent
equidifferent
adj
Having equal differences.
excarnificate
excarnificate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip (something) of flesh; to excarnate.
extraboldface
extrafamilial
extrafamilial
adj
Outside a family
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
familiarities
familiarities
noun
plural of familiarity
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
featherbedded
featherbedded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of featherbed
featherheaded
featherheaded
adj
Alternative form of feather-headed
feathermonger
featherstitch
featherstitch
noun
A kind of embroidery stitch made of open, looped stitches worked alternately to the right and left of a central rib.
verb
To make stitches of this kind.
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.