The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
dendriform
dendriform
adj
Having a branched structure similar to a tree.
dendritiform
dendritiform
adj
Alternative form of dendriform
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
dermoossification
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
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.
dinornithiformes
disafforestment
disafforestment
noun
disafforestation
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
disconfirmed
disconfirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disconformities
disconformities
noun
plural of disconformity
disinformed
disinformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinform
doomfulness
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
dumbfounded
dumbfounded
adj
Shocked and speechless.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dumbfound
dumbfounder
dumbfounder
noun
Someone who or that which dumbfounds.
verb
(transitive) To dumbfound.
dumbfounderment
dumbfounderment
noun
dumbfoundedness
dumbfounders
dumbfounders
noun
plural of dumbfounder
dumbfoundment
dumfounded
dumfounded
adj
Misspelling of dumbfounded.
dumfounder
dumfounder
verb
To dumbfound; to confound.
dumfounderment
echiniform
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
ecofeminism
ecofeminism
noun
A sociopolitical movement combining feminism and environmentalism.
ecofeminisms
ecofeminisms
noun
plural of ecofeminism
ecofeminist
ecofeminist
adj
Of or relating to ecofeminism.
noun
One who subscribes to ecofeminism.
ecofeminists
ecofeminists
noun
plural of ecofeminist
ectocuneiform
ectocuneiform
noun
(anatomy) One of the bones of the tarsus.
ectocuniform
effemination
effemination
noun
(obsolete) effeminacy; womanishness
effeminisation
effeminization
effeminization
noun
The process of effeminizing.
efformation
efformation
noun
(obsolete) The act of giving shape or form; formation.
electroforming
electroforming
noun
The manufacture of shaped components by electrodeposition on a pattern or mandrel.
elmendorf
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
embryoniform
embryoniform
adj
(biology) Like an embryo in form.
emulsification
emulsification
noun
The process by which an emulsion is formed.
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
encoffinment
encoffinment
noun
The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
endofaradism
enfamous
enfeoffment
enfeoffment
noun
(law, common law) The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land.
(law, common law) The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate.
(law, common law) The property or estate so transferred.
enfeoffments
enfeoffments
noun
plural of enfeoffment
enfoeffment
enfoldment
enfoldment
noun
The act of enfolding.
enforcement
enforcement
noun
A giving force to; a putting in execution.
That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.
The act of enforcing; compulsion.
enforcements
enforcements
noun
plural of enforcement
enform
enform
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To form; to fashion.
ensiform
ensiform
adj
shaped like a sword blade
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
entocuneiform
entocuneiform
noun
(anatomy) The outermost of the cuneiform bones
entocuniform
entomofauna
entomofauna
noun
insect fauna
entomofaunae
entomofaunas
entomofaunas
noun
plural of entomofauna
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
fablemonger
fablemonger
noun
One who tells or composes fables.
fablemongering
fadmonger
fadmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who peddles fads or trends.
fadmongering
fadmongering
noun
(derogatory) The peddling of fads or trends.
fadmongery
falconiformes
famechon
famousness
famousness
noun
The condition of being famous; fame
famousnesses
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
fanglomerate
fanglomerate
noun
(geology) A stratigraphic unit in which conglomerates that were deposited in an alluvial fan are common.
farinometer
farinometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the viscosity of flour.
fashionmonger
fashionmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
fathomlessness
fathomlessness
noun
The state or condition of being fathomless.
fearsomeness
fearsomeness
noun
The state or condition of being fearsome.
feathermonger
febronianism
fellmonger
fellmonger
noun
(Britain) Someone who sells or works with animal hides and skins.
verb
To prepare animal skin for tanning.
fellmongered
fellmongered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellmonger
fellmongering
fellmongering
verb
present participle of fellmonger
fellmongers
fellmongers
noun
plural of fellmonger
fellmongery
fellmongery
noun
A fellmonger's place of work.
The trade of a fellmonger.
fellowman
fellowman
noun
Alternative spelling of fellow man
fellowmen
fellowmen
noun
plural of fellowman
feltmonger
feltmonger
noun
(historical) A person who sells felt.
feminisation
feminisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of feminization
feminization
feminization
noun
(biology) The development of female sex characteristics.
The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
feminizations
feminizations
noun
plural of feminization
feminologist
feminologist
noun
(rare) Someone who studies feminology.
feminology
feminology
noun
(rare) Synonym of women's studies.
feminophobe
femororotulian
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
fennimore
fennoman
fennoman
Noun
A member or supporter of a nationalist political movement in 19th-century Finland that wanted to raise Finnish to the national language of the country.
feoffment
feoffment
noun
(law) The grant of a feud or fee.
(law, UK) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession
(obsolete) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed.
fermentation
fermentation
noun
(biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.
fermentations
fermentations
noun
plural of fermentation
fermentatory
fermentatory
adj
Of or relating to fermentation.
fermentitious
fermentitious
adj
Exhibiting or relating to fermentation.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
fermentor
fermentor
noun
The vessel in which fermentation takes place
fermion
fermion
noun
(particle physics, Standard Model) Any elementary or composite particle that has half-integer spin and thus obeys Fermi–Dirac statistics and the Pauli exclusion principle (equivalently, a particle for which the wavefunction of any system of identical such particles changes sign whenever two are swapped); a baryon, a lepton or a quark;
(slightly more loosely) any such particle or any composite particle composed of fermions.
fermions
fermions
noun
plural of fermion
ferrihemoglobin
ferrihemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A form of hemoglobin in which the central ferrous iron atom is oxidised to the ferric state
ferroaluminum
ferroaluminum
noun
Alternative form of ferroaluminium
ferromagnesian
ferromagnesian
adj
That contains both iron and magnesium
ferromagnet
ferromagnet
noun
(physics) a ferromagnetic material
a magnet made from such material
ferromagnetic
ferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting ferromagnetism.
ferromagneticism
ferromagnetism
ferromagnetism
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby certain substances can become permanent magnets when subjected to a magnetic field.
ferromagnets
ferromagnets
noun
plural of ferromagnet
ferromanganese
ferromanganese
noun
An alloy, of iron and manganese, used in the manufacture of steel
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
ferrotitanium
ferrotitanium
noun
An alloy of iron with 15-45% titanium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
ferrovanadium
ferrovanadium
noun
An alloy of iron and up to 55% vanadium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
ferrozirconium
ferrumination
ferrumination
noun
(obsolete) The soldering or uniting of metals.
fetichmonger
fetishmonger
feuilletonism
feuilletonism
noun
The light, entertaining writing style associated with feuilletons.
fibroadenoma
fibroadenoma
noun
(pathology) A benign tumour of the breast
fibrocement
fibrocement
noun
A composite of cement and cellulose fibres.
fibroenchondroma
fibroligamentous
fibromembrane
fibromembranous
fibroneuroma
fictionmonger
fictionmonger
noun
(derogatory) A teller of lies.
(derogatory) A writer of fiction.
fideicommission
fideicommission
noun
Synonym of fideicommissum
fideicommissioner
fidepromission
filamentiferous
filamentiferous
adj
(archaic) filiferous
filamentoid
filamentoid
adj
Like a filament.
filamentose
filamentose
adj
Being hair- or thread-like.
Having the form of a thread, as in the thread in clothes.
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.