(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.
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
affectationist
affectationist
noun
One who exhibits affectation.
affectations
affectations
noun
plural of affectation
affectionateness
affectionateness
noun
The state or quality of being affectionate.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
afflictionless
afflictionless
adj
Free from affliction.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonformities
appersonification
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
archaeopterygiformes
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
arciferous
ascidiferous
asciferous
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacteriofluorescin
baculiferous
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beccaficoes
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
brachiferous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caffiaceous
calamiferious
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calcariferous
calcariferous
adj
calciferous
calciferols
calciferols
noun
plural of calciferol
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calefactories
calefactories
noun
plural of calefactory
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
caprifoliaceous
caprifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Caprifoliaceae family of honeysuckles.
caprimulgiformes
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
casuariiformes
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
cenospecifically
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
ceratofibrous
certifications
certifications
noun
plural of certification
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
charadriiformes
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
coalfields
coalfields
noun
plural of coalfield
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
coalifies
coalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coalify
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
coenospecifically
cofathership
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
cofinances
cofinances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofinance
comfortabilities
comfortabilities
noun
plural of comfortability
confectionaries
confectionaries
noun
plural of confectionary
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
confederatism
confessarius
confessional
confessional
adj
In the manner or style of a confession.
Officially practicing a particular shared religion, as a state or organization; see confessionalism 1.
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.
(reality television) A filmed interview in which a cast member speaks directly into the camera commenting on the events of the episode.
A confession.
confessionalian
confessionalism
confessionalism
noun
(poetry) A style of American poetry that draws on the personal history of the poet.
(religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching.
A system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious and ethnic communities.
confessionalist
confessionalist
noun
A person who confesses
A priest who hears confession
An advocate of confessionalism
confessionally
confessionally
adv
With regard to religious confession; denominationally, religiously.
confessionals
confessionals
noun
plural of confessional
confessionaries
confessionaries
noun
plural of confessionary
confessionary
confessionary
adj
Of or relating to confession.
noun
A confessional.
A manual or guide to making confession.
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confidentialness
confidentialness
noun
The state or quality of being confidential.
confiscable
confiscable
adj
That can be confiscated.
confiscatable
confiscatable
Adjective
That can be confiscated.
confiscate
confiscate
adj
(obsolete) Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
verb
(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
confiscates
confiscates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confiscate
confraternities
confraternities
noun
plural of confraternity
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
consignificate
consignificative
consignificative
adj
consignificant; jointly significate
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
copaliferous
copaliferous
adj
Yielding copal.
coraciiformes
coralliferous
coralliferous
Adjective
Producing coral
cosignificative
cosignificative
adj
(rare) Having the same meaning.
counterclassification
counterclassifications
counterfeisance
counterfeisance
noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation.
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.
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
crawfordsville
crossfertilizable
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
cycadofilicales
cycadofilices
declassification
declassification
noun
The process of declassifying.
declassifications
declassifications
noun
plural of declassification
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
degasification
degasification
noun
The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid
deifications
deifications
noun
plural of deification
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
densification
densification
noun
The act or process of making or becoming dense.
deossification
deossification
noun
The demineralization of bone
dermoossification
desaccharification
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
desilicification
desilicification
noun
The removal of impregnated silica
despecification
despecification
noun
(obsolete) discrimination
The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
disaffectation
disaffectation
noun
(perhaps nonstandard) Alternative form of disaffection
(psychoanalysis) alexithymia, a neurological condition characterized by severe lack of emotional awareness
disaffection
disaffection
noun
Alienation; loss of loyalty.
Discontent; unrest.
disaffectionate
disaffectionate
adj
Not disposed to affection; unfriendly.
disaffections
disaffections
noun
plural of disaffection
disciflorae
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disedification
disedification
noun
The process of disedifying.
diselectrification
dispersonification
dispersonification
noun
The process of dispersonifying.
dissatisfactoriness
dissatisfactoriness
noun
The state or condition of being dissatisfactory.
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.
diversifications
diversifications
noun
plural of diversification
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.