(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstudy
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
antidiffuser
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antifeudalistic
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascidiferous
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
autodiffusion
autodiffusion
noun
(physics) The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar entities, especially in a solid
beadflush
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
befuddles
befuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befuddle
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
bisulfid
bisulfid
noun
Archaic form of bisulphide.
bisulfide
bisulfide
noun
(chemistry) The anion HS⁻.
(chemistry, dated) Disulfide, the anion ⁻S–S⁻.
bluefields
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bodefulness
bodysurf
bodysurf
verb
To ride waves either without equipment or with a handboard.
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bodysurfs
bodysurfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bodysurf
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
cathodofluorescence
cauldrifeness
caustified
chondrofibromatous
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
coffeehoused
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
cofounds
cofounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofound
confoundedness
confoundedness
noun
The state or quality of being confounded.
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confounds
confounds
noun
plural of confound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confound
confused
confused
adj
(of a person or animal) disoriented
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
embarrassed
making no sense; illogical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confuse
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
conidiiferous
counterfessed
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfiedness
crossruffed
crossruffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossruff
damnificatus
dandruffs
dandruffs
noun
plural of dandruff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dandruff
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
deafmuteness
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
deceitfulness
deceitfulness
noun
The state or quality of being deceitful.
deceitfulnesses
deceitfulnesses
noun
plural of deceitfulness
decemflorous
defamous
defamous
adj
(obsolete) defamatory
defaulters
defaulters
noun
plural of defaulter
defaultless
defaultless
adj
Without failure to meet an obligation; properly fulfilled.
defaults
defaults
noun
plural of default
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of default
defectious
defectious
adj
(obsolete) Defective.
defectuous
defectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
definitudes
definitudes
noun
plural of definitude
deflourish
defluous
defluous
adj
(obsolete) Flowing down; falling off.
defocus
defocus
noun
(optics) The distance by which the focal point is in front of (positive defocus) or beyond (negative defocus) the image or target surface.
The process of going out of focus.
verb
(transitive) To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.
defocusses
defocussing
defrauders
defrauders
noun
plural of defrauder
defrauds
defrauds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defraud
defunctness
defunctness
noun
The state or quality of being defunct.
defuse
defuse
verb
(obsolete) To disorder; to make shapeless.
(transitive) To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
(transitive, figurative) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
defused
defused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defuse
defuses
defuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defuse
defusing
defusing
verb
present participle of defuse
defusion
defusion
noun
(proscribed) The act of defusing.
(psychology) The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion.
Misspelling of diffusion.
defuzes
defuzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defuze
dehnstufe
dehnstufe
noun
(Indo-European linguistics) The lengthened grade that appears in words of a certain root group, or stem group, in the course of vocalic variations.
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dehumidifies
dehumidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
demifusion
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demulsified
demulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demulsify
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
demulsifies
demulsifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demulsify
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demulsifying
demulsifying
verb
present participle of demulsify
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
desertful
desertful
adj
(obsolete) deserving; meritorious
noun
Enough to fill a desert.
desertfully
designful
designful
adj
Full of designs; scheming.
designfully
designfully
adv
In a designful manner.
designfulness
designfulness
noun
The state or quality of being designful.
desireful
desireful
adj
Filled with desire; eager.
desirefulness
desirefulness
noun
The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess.
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despairfully
despairfully
adv
In a despairful manner.
despairfulness
despairfulness
noun
The quality of being despairful.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
despitefulness
despitefulness
noun
The state or quality of being despiteful.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
dessertspoonfuls
dessertspoonfuls
noun
plural of dessertspoonful
destuff
destuffing
destuffs
desulfovibrio
desulfur
desulfur
verb
(transitive) to remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases)
desulfurate
desulfurate
verb
Alternative form of desulphurate
desulfurated
desulfurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulfurate
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfured
desulfured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulfur
desulfuring
desulfuring
verb
present participle of desulfur
desulfurisation
desulfurise
desulfurise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of desulfurize.
desulfurised
desulfurised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulfurise
desulfuriser
desulfurising
desulfurising
verb
present participle of desulfurise
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
desulfurize
desulfurize
verb
(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).
desulfurized
desulfurized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulfurize
desulfurizer
desulfurizes
desulfurizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desulfurize
desulfurizing
desulfurizing
verb
present participle of desulfurize
desulfurs
desulfurs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desulfur
deuterofibrinose
devicefulness
devicefulness
noun
The quality of being deviceful.
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
diatomiferous
difficulties
difficulties
noun
(colloquial) a series of frustrations
plural of difficulty
difficultness
difficultness
noun
The state or quality of being difficult.
diffusate
diffusate
noun
(chemistry) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.
diffuse
diffuse
adj
Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.
Wordy; verbose.
verb
(intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
(transitive) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
diffused
diffused
adj
Having spread widely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diffuse
diffusedly
diffusedly
adv
In a diffused manner
diffusedness
diffusedness
noun
The state or quality of being diffused.
diffusely
diffusely
adv
In a diffuse manner.
diffuseness
diffuseness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being diffuse.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being diffuse.
diffuser
diffuser
adj
comparative form of diffuse: more diffuse
noun
(automotive) A shaped section of a car's underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties.
(cooking) A cooking item that can be placed above a stove heating element or burner to separate the cooking utensil from the heat source.
(optics) Any device that or spreads out or scatters light, making the light appear softer.
(sewage treatment) An aerating device consisting of a membrane with fine pores, through which air is blown to generate small bubbles.
(thermodynamics) A mechanical device that is designed to control the characteristics of a fluid at the entrance to a thermodynamic open system.
A device designed to diffuse a scent efficiently.
A hairdryer attachment that diffuses the flow of air.