(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
affective
affective
adj
Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.
Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
affectively
affectively
adv
In an affective way; emotionally.
affectivity
affectivity
noun
Ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
affinitative
affinitative
adj
Of the nature of affinity.
affinitatively
affinitatively
adv
(perhaps dated) In a manner than pertains to an affinity; familiarly; understandingly; similarly.
affinitive
affinitive
adj
Closely connected, as by affinity.
affirmative
affirmative
adj
(algebra) positive; not negative
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Confirmative; ratifying.
dogmatic
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
positive
intj
(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
noun
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(obsolete) An assertion.
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
affirmatively
affirmatively
adv
In an affirming manner.
affirmativeness
affirmativeness
noun
The property of being affirmative.
affirmatives
affirmatives
noun
plural of affirmative
afflictive
afflictive
adj
That causes physical or mental pain.
afflictively
afflictively
adv
In an afflictive manner
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
affricative
affricative
adj
Of or relating to an affricate.
noun
An affricate.
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
affrontive
affrontive
adj
Tending to affront or offend.
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
afterlives
afterlives
noun
plural of afterlife
aftervision
albificative
alveolariform
alveoliform
alveoliform
adj
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
amplificative
amplificative
adj
amplificatory
anticonfederative
antifermentative
antifermentative
adj
Countering or preventing fermentation.
noun
A substance that counters or prevents fermentation.
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
antireflexive
antivenefic
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
avifaunae
azoflavine
azoflavine
noun
A particular yellow azo dye.
benefactive
benefactive
adj
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the linguistic form or case or the semantic role of the beneficiary of an action. Expressed in English as "on behalf of" or "on one's behalf."
noun
A term or sentence element that serves a benefactive role or that is inflected for the benefactive case or a similar case (such as the dative case).
benzoflavine
birefractive
bradfordsville
brevifoliate
burfordville
calefactive
calefactive
adj
calefactory
cavefish
cavefish
noun
Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
certificative
certificative
adj
That certifies.
cervicofacial
cervicofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and face.
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
coffeeville
coffeeville
Proper noun
A town in Alabama.
A town in Mississippi.
A ghost town in Texas.
coffeyville
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confervalike
confervoid
confervoid
adj
Resembling conferva algae.
confervoideae
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
conflagrative
conflagrative
adj
That produces conflagration
conflictive
conflictive
adj
Causing conflict.
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
consignificative
consignificative
adj
consignificant; jointly significate
convictfishes
cosignificative
cosignificative
adj
(rare) Having the same meaning.
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
coverchief
coverchief
noun
A covering for the head.
crawfordsville
crawfordville
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
defeasive
defective
defective
adj
(Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
(chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
(orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
Having one or more defects.
adv
(chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
noun
(chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
A person or thing considered to be defective.
defectively
defectively
adv
In a defective manner.
defectiveness
defectiveness
noun
The state or quality of being defective.
defectives
defectives
noun
plural of defective
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
defensative
defensative
noun
(archaic) That which serves to protect or defend.
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
defensively
defensively
adv
In a defensive manner.
defensiveness
defensiveness
noun
The state or quality of being defensive.
defervescing
defervescing
verb
present participle of defervesce.
defibrillative
definitive
definitive
adj
(philately) general, not issued for commemorative purposes
conclusive or decisive
definite, authoritative and complete
explicitly defined
limiting; determining
noun
(grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
(philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
definitively
definitively
adv
In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.
definitiveness
definitiveness
noun
The state or quality of being definitive.
definitives
definitives
noun
plural of definitive
deflective
deflective
adj
capable of causing deflection.
defluvium
deformative
defunctive
defunctive
adj
(archaic) funereal
desulfovibrio
deviceful
deviceful
adj
(now rare) Full of devices; inventive.
devicefully
devicefully
adv
In a deviceful manner.
devicefulness
devicefulness
noun
The quality of being deviceful.
devilfish
devilfish
noun
(specifically) The devil ray, Mobula mobular.
Certain fish in the genus Paraplesiops; see blue devilfish, Bleeker's devilfish.
The anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius.
The giant squid or kraken.
The gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
The manta ray; any ray in the genus Mobula.
The octopus.
The piranha.
The suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus (translating Spanish pez diablo).
devilfishes
devilfishes
noun
plural of devilfish
devitrifiable
devitrification
devitrification
noun
The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state
devitrified
devitrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devitrify
devitrifies
devitrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devitrify
devitrify
devitrify
verb
(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
devitrifying
devitrifying
verb
present participle of devitrify
differentiative
differentiative
adj
That differentiates, or causes differentiation
diffractive
diffractive
adj
(physics) Having the ability to diffract light
diffractively
diffractively
adv
In a diffractive manner; by means of, or accompanied by diffraction
diffractiveness
diffusive
diffusive
adj
(sciences) Pertaining to diffusion.
Involving or employing many words; expansive, discursive; (in negative sense) long-winded.
That diffuses something; disseminating.
That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people.
diffusively
diffusively
adv
In a diffusive manner
With regard to diffusion
diffusiveness
diffusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being diffusive.
disaffirmative
disaffirmative
adj
That disaffirms.
disfavored
disfavored
adj
Not favored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavor
disfavorer
disfavorer
noun
Alternative form of disfavourer
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
disinfective
disinfective
adj
That disinfects
diversifiability
diversifiability
noun
The quality or capacity of being diversifiable.
diversifiable
diversifiable
adj
Capable of being diversified or varied.
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
diversified
diversified
adj
modified by diversification
verb
past participle of diversify
diversifier
diversifier
noun
One who or that which diversifies
diversifiers
diversifiers
noun
plural of diversifier
diversifies
diversifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diversify
diversiflorate
diversiflorous
diversifoliate
diversifolious
diversiform
diversiform
adj
Of different or varying forms.
diversify
diversify
verb
(transitive) To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.
diversifying
diversifying
verb
present participle of diversify
divinified
divinified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divinify
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
edificative
effective
effective
adj
(geometry, of a cycle or divisor) Having no negative coefficients.
(physics, for any effective theory) approximate; Not describing the fundamental dynamic changes in some system as they happen.
Actually in effect.
Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.
Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
Producing a decided or decisive effect.
noun
(military) a soldier fit for duty
effectively
effectively
adv
Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes.
In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
effectiveness
effectiveness
noun
The capacity or potential for achieving results.
The degree to which something achieves results.
The property of being effective, of achieving results.
effectivity
effectivity
noun
(countable) A measure of the effectiveness of something.
(countable) [Technical documentation] An indication of the product, procedure, or timescale for which an item of information is applicable or effective.
(uncountable) The ability or power to be effective.
effervescible
effervescible
adj
Capable of effervescing.
effervescing
effervescing
noun
effervescence
verb
present participle of effervesce
effervescingly
effervescingly
adv
With effervescence.
effervescive
effervescive
adj
Tending to produce effervescence.
effluvia
effluviable
effluviable
adj
(rare) Capable of being given off as an effluvium.
effluvial
effluvial
adj
Of or pertaining to effluvia.
effluvias
effluviate
effluviate
verb
(intransitive) To give forth effluvium.
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
effluvious
effluvium
effluvium
noun
A condition causing the shedding of hair.
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.