(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acidifiable
acidifiable
adj
Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adipofibroma
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
affabilities
affabilities
noun
plural of affability
affability
affability
noun
The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
affectibility
affectibility
noun
The quality or state of being affectible.
affectible
affectible
adj
Alternative form of affectable
affiliable
affiliable
adj
Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin.
affirmable
affirmable
adj
Able to be affirmed.
affirmably
affirmably
adv
In an affirmable manner
affixable
affixable
adj
Capable of being affixed.
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afterbirth
afterbirth
noun
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbrain
afterbrain
noun
(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albificative
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albify
albify
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make white.
albifying
albifying
verb
present participle of albify
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminofibrin
alfarabius
alkalifiable
alkalifiable
adj
Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
amebiform
amebiform
adj
That resembles an amoeba/ameba
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amplifiable
amplifiable
adj
Capable of being amplified.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
antefebrile
antefebrile
adj
Preceding a fever
antifebrile
antifebrile
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine or substance that counters fever.
antifebrin
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
arboriform
arboriform
adj
Resembling a tree in shape or appearance.
ariboflavinosis
ariboflavinosis
noun
(pathology) The medical condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin.
arteriofibrosis
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
babyfied
babyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of babyfy
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacciform
bacciform
adj
Having the form of a berry.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfill
backfill
noun
(US) Reserve support personnel.
(US) That which backfills; a replacement.
(literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
verb
(US) To provide reserve support.
(US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
(archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
(gaming) To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backfills
backfills
noun
plural of backfill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backspacefile
bacliff
bacteriform
bacteriofluorescin
baculiferous
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
baffies
baffies
noun
plural of baffie
plural of baffy
baffin
baffin
Proper noun
A region of Nunavut
An island in Nunavut, Baffin Island.
Baffin Bay.
baffing
baffing
verb
present participle of baff
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
bafflingly
bafflingly
adv
In a baffling or puzzling manner.
bafflingness
bafflingness
noun
The characteristic of being baffling; mysteriousness.
bailiff
bailiff
noun
(UK) A bound bailiff: a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection.
(UK) A high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the judge and removable by the Lord Chancellor.
(UK, slang) Any debt collector, regardless of his or her official status.
(US) Any law enforcement officer charged with courtroom security and order.
(historical) A head of a district ("bailiwick") of the Knights Hospitaller; a head of one of the national associations ("tongues") of the Hospitallers' headquarters on Rhodes or Malta.
(historical) A landvogt in the medieval German states.
(historical) A steward: the manager of a medieval manor charged with collecting its rents, etc.
(historical) An appointee of the French king administering certain districts of northern France in the Middle Ages.
(historical) An overseer: a supervisor of tenant farmers, serfs, or slaves, usually as part of his role as steward (see above).
(historical) Synonym of hundredman: The chief officer of a hundred in medieval England.
(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.
(historical, mining) The foreman or overman of a mine.
(obsolete) A bailie: an alderman in certain Scottish towns.
(obsolete) A king's man: any officer nominated by the English Crown.
A huissier de justice or other foreign officer of the court acting as either a process server or as courtroom security.
The High Bailiff of the Isle of Man.
The chief justice and president of the legislature on Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
The title of the castellan of certain royal castles in England.
The title of the mayor of certain English towns.
bailiffry
bailiffs
bailiffs
noun
plural of bailiff
bailiffship
bailiffship
noun
The role or status of a bailiff.
bailiffships
bailiffships
noun
plural of bailiffship
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bairdford
bairnsfather
baitfish
baitfish
noun
(fishing) Fish that can be caught using bait.
(fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balefire
balefire
noun
An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
balefires
balefires
noun
plural of balefire
ballfield
ballfield
noun
Baseball playing field.
balloonfish
balloonfish
noun
The pufferfish; blowfish
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
bandfile
bandfiled
bandfiling
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barefisted
barefit
barfing
barfing
verb
present participle of barf
barfish
barfish
noun
A black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus
A white bass, Morone chrysops
A yellow bass, Morone mississippiensis
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
barlafummil
barlafummil
intj
Alternative form of barlafumble
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
barrelfishes
barrelfishes
noun
plural of barrelfish
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
basifacial
basifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lower half of the face
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
basified
basified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basify
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
basifiers
basifiers
noun
plural of basifier
basifies
basifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of basify
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
basifugal
basifugal
adj
(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.
basify
basify
verb
(chemistry) To make more basic (less acidic)
basifying
basifying
verb
present participle of basify
basinful
basinful
noun
As much as a basin will hold.
bassfield
batfish
batfish
noun
Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bathofloric
battlefield
battlefield
noun
The area where a land battle is or was fought, which is not necessarily a field.
battlefields
battlefields
noun
plural of battlefield
bayfield
bayfield
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A town in Colorado.
A rural community in New Brunswick, Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Ontario, Canada.
A city and town in Wisconsin.
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beamfilling
beanfield
beanfield
noun
A field where beans are grown.
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
beatific
beatific
adj
Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
Having a benign appearance.
beatifical
beatifical
adj
beatific
beatifically
beatifically
adv
In a beatific manner.
beatificate
beatificate
verb
(obsolete, religion) To beatify.
beatification
beatification
noun
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beatified
beatified
adj
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.
Blissful or supremely blessed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beatify
beatifies
beatifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify