(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
afterdamp
afterdamp
noun
(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
afterwisdom
anticonfederationism
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
beforementioned
beforementioned
Adjective
Previously mentioned.
befriendment
befriendment
noun
The act of befriending.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
comforted
comforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comfort
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederatism
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
cromfordite
deafmuteness
decemfoliate
decemfoliolate
defacement
defacement
noun
(heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
defacements
defacements
noun
plural of defacement
defailment
defailment
noun
(obsolete) Failure.
defaitisme
defamation
defamation
noun
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
defamations
defamations
noun
plural of defamation
defamatory
defamatory
adj
damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
defeatment
defectum
defeminisation
defeminisation
noun
Alternative form of defeminization
defeminization
defeminization
noun
The process of defeminizing.
deferentectomy
deferentectomy
noun
surgical severing of the vas deferens
deferment
deferment
noun
An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
deferments
deferments
noun
plural of deferment
defilement
defilement
noun
(military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
The act of defiling.
The state of being defiled.
defilements
defilements
noun
plural of defilement
definement
definement
noun
A definition or description.
The act of defining.
definements
definements
noun
plural of definement
deflectometer
deflectometer
noun
An instrument that measures the deflection of structures when loads are applied.
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
deforcement
deforcement
noun
(law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
(law, Scotland) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law.
deforcements
deforcements
noun
plural of deforcement
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
deformational
deformational
adj
Pertaining to, due to, or causing deformation
deformations
deformations
noun
plural of deformation
deformative
deformeter
deformeter
noun
An instrument for measuring deformations in a structure.
deformities
deformities
noun
plural of deformity
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
defrayment
defrayment
noun
The payment of charges.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
deiformity
deiformity
noun
(obsolete) Resemblance to deity.
demagnification
demagnification
noun
The act or the result of demagnifying.
demifarthing
democratifiable
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
demystified
demystified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demystify
demystifies
demystifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demystify
demystify
demystify
verb
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
demystifying
demystifying
verb
present participle of demystify
demythify
dendritiform
dendritiform
adj
Alternative form of dendriform
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
dermoossification
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diatomiferous
diatrymiformes
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
diffractometer
diffractometer
noun
A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter.
diffusimeter
diffusiometer
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dinornithiformes
dirtfarmer
disaffirmative
disaffirmative
adj
That disaffirms.
disafforestment
disafforestment
noun
disafforestation
discomfited
discomfited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discomfit
discomfiter
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
discomfitures
discomfitures
noun
plural of discomfiture
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomforted
discomforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discomfort
discomforter
discomforter
noun
One who causes discomfort.
disconformities
disconformities
noun
plural of disconformity
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfeaturement
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disfigurements
disfigurements
noun
plural of disfigurement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
draftsmen
draftsmen
noun
plural of draftsman
dualmutef
dumbfounderment
dumbfounderment
noun
dumbfoundedness
dumbfoundment
dumfounderment
effeminated
effeminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effeminate
eisteddfodism
enfoldment
enfoldment
noun
The act of enfolding.
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
fadeometer
fadeometer
noun
A device that measures the degree that an ink sample will fade when exposed to light.
faradmeter
farmstead
farmstead
noun
A farm, including its buildings.
The main building of a farm.
farmsteading
farmsteading
noun
(Scotland) A farmstead.
farmsteads
farmsteads
noun
plural of farmstead
fathomed
fathomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fathom
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
femtosecond
femtosecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 0.000 000 000 000 001 seconds (i.e. 1×10⁻¹⁵ seconds) and with symbol fs.
femtoseconds
femtoseconds
noun
plural of femtosecond
fermented
fermented
adj
Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.
Produced by fermentation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ferment
ferruminated
ferruminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ferruminate
filamented
filamented
adj
Of or relating to a filament; having filaments; filamentous.
filamentoid
filamentoid
adj
Like a filament.
fimbriated
fimbriated
adj
(biology) Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
(heraldry) Having a narrow borderline, typically of a specified tincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fimbriate
fimbricated
fimbricated
adj
Alternative form of fimbricate
fimbriodentate
firmhearted
firmitude
firmitude
noun
(obsolete) strength; stability
flammulated
flammulated
adj
Resembling a flame or flames.
flamsteed
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flapmouthed
floodometer
floodometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the height of floodwater.
floodtime
floodtime
noun
A time (often an annual season) during which an area is flooded; the season when a river floods its banks.
fluidimeter
fluidmeter
fomented
fomented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foment
footmenfootpad
foraminated
foraminated
adj
Having a small opening, or foramina.
forebodement
forebodement
noun
The act of foreboding.
The thing foreboded.
foredesignment
foredetermination
foredetermination
noun
determination in advance; predetermination
foredetermine
foredetermine
verb
(transitive) To determine beforehand; predetermine.
forejudgment
forejudgment
noun
(obsolete) prejudgment
foremasthand
forementioned
forementioned
adj
Alternative form of aforementioned
foreordainment
foreordainment
noun
The quality of being foreordained; ordainment of an outcome in advance.
foreordainments
foreordainments
noun
plural of foreordainment
forepredicament
foretimed
forjudgment
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formated
formated
verb
Misspelling of formatted.
simple past tense and past participle of formate
formatted
formatted
adj
(computing, of a storage medium) That has been physically arranged to be in a state ready for the storage of data
That has been given a definite format
verb
simple past tense and past participle of format
formicated
formicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formicate
formulated
formulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulate
formylated
formylated
adj
(organic chemistry) That has had one or more formyl groups added