Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetylfluoride
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
acutifoliate
acutifoliate
adj
(botany) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectual
affectual
adj
Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
affectum
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
affectus
africanthropus
aftercause
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
afterclause
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
aftercure
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
antifeudalistic
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
archboutefeu
artifactitious
artifactitious
adj
artifactual
artifactual
artifactual
adj
Of or pertaining to artifact.
Resembling an artifact.
artifactually
artifactually
adv
(medical imaging or laboratory testing) Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
With reference to artifacts
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
austafrican
authorcraft
authorcraft
noun
The craft of an author; the writing of books.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autofocuses
autofocuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autofocus
autoinfection
autoinfection
noun
The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host.
autoreflection
avifaunistic
bacteriofluorescin
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
brutification
buffcoat
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calctufa
calctufa
noun
calcite; calcspar
calctufas
calctuff
calctuff
noun
Alternative form of calctufa
calctuffs
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
canafistula
canafistula
noun
The flowering plant Cassia fistula, the golden shower tree.
canafistulo
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
carefullest
carefullest
adj
superlative form of careful: most careful
cartful
cartful
noun
As much as a cart will hold.
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
catafalque
catafalque
noun
A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
catafalques
catafalques
noun
plural of catafalque
catalufa
catalufa
noun
Any of three priacanthid fish: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus, Priacanthus arenatus, and Pristigenys serrula.
catalufas
catalufas
noun
plural of catalufa
cathodofluorescence
caustification
caustification
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The production of caustic soda (or caustic potash) by treatment of sodium carbonate (or potassium carbonate) with quicklime
caustified
caustify
caustifying
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrifugalizing
centrifugalizing
verb
present participle of centrifugalize
centrifugaller
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
ceratofibrous
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chaffcutter
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
characterful
characterful
adj
Full of character.
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
chondrofibromatous
chuckfarthing
churchcraft
churnstaff
circumferential
circumferential
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
Circuitous, indirect or roundabout.
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
cirmcumferential
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
coeffluential
cofeature
cofeature
noun
An auxiliary or secondary feature.
verb
(intransitive) To be presented as a cofeature.
(transitive) To feature alongside; to present as a cofeature.
cofeatures
cofeatures
noun
plural of cofeature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofeature
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coformulator
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
colourfast
colourfast
adj
Alternative spelling of colorfast (Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.)
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
confabulate
confabulate
verb
(intransitive) To confer.
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
confabulation
confabulation
noun
(psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true.
A casual conversation; a chat.
confabulations
confabulations
noun
plural of confabulation
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
confabulatory
confabulatory
adj
colloquial
confabulating (fabricating)
conversational
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
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.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configurating
configurating
verb
present participle of configurate
configuration
configuration
noun
(algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
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.
configurationally
configurationally
adv
With regard to a configuration
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
configurationist
configurations
configurations
noun
plural of configuration
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
conflictual
conflictual
adj
Characterized by conflict
confricamentum
confucianist
confucianist
Noun
A follower of the teachings of Confucius
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confustication
confustication
noun
(informal) The act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.
confutability
confutability
noun
The state of being confutable or disprovable.
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.