That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
biofoulings
biofoulings
noun
plural of biofouling
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
calcifugous
calcifugous
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camouflages
camouflages
noun
plural of camouflage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camouflage
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
changchowfu
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.
configuring
configuring
verb
present participle of configure
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
confusingly
confusingly
adv
In a confusing manner
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
defocussing
diabolifuge
dumfounding
dumfounding
verb
present participle of dumfound
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
farraginous
farraginous
adj
(now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
fatiguesome
fatiguesome
adj
fatiguing; tiring
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
ferruginous
ferruginous
adj
rust-colored.
rusty.
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
florilegium
florilegium
noun
(Christianity) A patristic anthology.
A collection of flowers.
florisugent
floundering
floundering
noun
The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
verb
present participle of flounder
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
fluegelhorn
fluegelhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of flugelhorn
flugelhorns
flugelhorns
noun
plural of flugelhorn
fluorescing
fluorescing
verb
present participle of fluoresce
fluorogenic
fluorogenic
adj
(physics) That generates fluorescence
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
foregrounds
foregrounds
noun
plural of foreground
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreground
forejudging
forejudging
verb
present participle of forejudge
forerunning
forerunning
verb
present participle of forerun
forestburgh
forethought
forethought
adj
Thought of, or planned, beforehand.
noun
Anticipation.
Provident care; prudence.
Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forethink
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
forfoughten
forfoughten
Adjective
Exhausted from fighting.
forgetfully
forgetfully
adv
in a forgetful manner
forjudgment
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
formulizing
formulizing
verb
present participle of formulize
forstraught
forstraught
adj
(obsolete, rare) Distracted.
fougerolles
fountaining
fountaining
verb
present participle of fountain
fourrageres
fourrageres
noun
plural of fourragere
foxhuntings
frigiferous
frugiferous
frugiferous
adj
bearing fruit
frugivorous
frugivorous
adj
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fuciphagous
fugaciously
fugaciously
adv
In a fugacious way.
fulgoroidea
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
fumigations
fumigations
noun
plural of fumigation
functioning
functioning
adj
(euphemistic, of a person) Mentally disabled but still able to survive in wider society.
Functional, working
noun
Action of the verb function.
Manner by which something functions; the workings.
verb
present participle of function
fungicolous
fungicolous
adj
(mycology) growing on other fungi
fungiferous
fungivorous
fungivorous
adj
Feeding on fungi.
fungologist
fungologist
noun
One who studies fungi; a mycologist.
fungosities
fungosities
noun
plural of fungosity
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furloughing
furloughing
verb
present participle of furlough
fustigation
fustigation
noun
(by extension) a harsh verbal assault
a beating with a club
fustigatory
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
gemmiferous
gemmiferous
adj
(biology) Multiplying by means of buds.
(biology) Producing gemmae or buds.
genuflector
genuflector
noun
One who genuflects.
genuflexion
genuflexion
noun
Alternative spelling of genuflection
geodiferous
geodiferous
adj
Producing or containing geodes.
globiferous
globiferous
adj
(zoology) Having a round or globular tip.
globuliform
glumiferous
glumiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing a glume.
glumiflorae
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
gulfhammock
gummiferous
gummiferous
adj
That produces gum (or latex etc)
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.
gypsiferous
gypsiferous
Adjective
Containing gypsum.
hungerproof
ligniferous
ligniferous
adj
Yielding or producing wood.
linguaeform
linguliform
linguliform
adj
(biology) resembling a lingula
noun
Any brachiopod of the subphylum Linguliformea
microfungal
microfungal
adj
Relating to microfungi.
microfungus
microfungus
noun
A fungus of microscopic size.
misfocusing
nonfrugally
nonfugitive
nonfugitive
adj
Not fugitive.
noun
One who is not a fugitive.
nonfungible
nonfungible
adj
(chiefly property law, finance) Not fungible, not interchangeable.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any nonfungible item.
nongraceful
nongraceful
adj
Not graceful.
nonsuffrage
nonsuffrage
adj
Not of or relating to suffrage.
nucleofugal
nucleofugal
adj
(biology) That moves away from a nucleus (of a cell etc)
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a nucleofuge
obfuscating
obfuscating
verb
present participle of obfuscate
offscouring
offscouring
noun
(figuratively) An outcast, a pariah.
refuse removed from something by scouring
outbluffing
outbluffing
verb
present participle of outbluff
outfeasting
outfeasting
verb
present participle of outfeast
outfielding
outfielding
noun
The role of a baseball player in the outfield.
outfighting
outfighting
verb
present participle of outfight
outfiguring
outfiguring
verb
present participle of outfigure
outfittings
outfittings
noun
plural of outfitting
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
outflinging
outflinging
noun
A flinging outward.
verb
present participle of outfling
outfloating
outfloating
verb
present participle of outfloat
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
outfumbling
outfumbling
verb
present participle of outfumble
overfatigue
overfatigue
noun
Excessive fatigue.
verb
(transitive) To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
overfraught
overfraught
adj
Full of distress; overloaded with cares or worries.
verb
past participle of overfreight
overfunding
overfunding
noun
Excess funding.
verb
present participle of overfund
overruffing
overruffing
verb
present participle of overruff
pestifugous
plagueproof
ploughstaff
ploughstaff
noun
(UK) The hind part or handle of a plough.
prefocusing
prefocusing
verb
present participle of prefocus
prefurlough
prefurlough
adj
Before a furlough.
prosuffrage
psychofugal
reconfigure
reconfigure
verb
To arrange into a new configuration.
reconfusing
reconfusing
verb
present participle of reconfuse
refocussing
refocussing
verb
(Britain) present participle of refocus
roughfooted
roupingwife
saxifragous
saxifragous
adj
(obsolete, medicine) Dissolving bladder stones.
smudgeproof
smudgeproof
adj
Resistant to smudging.
somnifugous
songfulness
songfulness
noun
The state or property of being songful.
strongfully
strongfully
adv
(rare) In a strongful manner; powerfully
subflooring
subflooring
noun
A level of flooring below the main floor.
suffocating
suffocating
noun
suffocation
verb
present participle of suffocate
sulfonating
sulfonating
verb
present participle of sulfonate
surgeonfish
surgeonfish
noun
Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae. They are named "surgeonfish" because they bear erectile, scalpel-like, dangerously sharp spines on either side of the caudal peduncle.