(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
archconfraternity
archconfraternity
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benzothiofuran
cathodofluorescence
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
choanoflagellata
choanoflagellate
choanoflagellate
noun
(biology) Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals.
chondrofetal
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
convictfishes
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
counterflight
counterhaft
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
desaccharification
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
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
electrofishing
electrofishing
noun
a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive
enforth
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
etherification
etherification
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of making an ether, especially the removal of alcohols from petroleum products by reacting with sulfuric acid.
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
ethnoflora
ethnoflora
noun
The flora of a region that is used by that region's native inhabitants
ethoxycaffeine
evenforth
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fangotherapy
fashionative
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
fathomlessness
fathomlessness
noun
The state or condition of being fathomless.
fearnought
fearnought
noun
Alternative form of fearnaught
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
feathermonger
featherstone
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
fenthion
fenthion
noun
An organothiophosphate insecticide, avicide, and acaricide.
fetichmonger
fetishization
fetishization
noun
The act or process of fetishizing.
fetishmonger
fianchetto
fianchetto
noun
(chess) The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file.
verb
(chess) To play a fianchetto.
fianchettoed
fianchettoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto
fianchettos
fianchettos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto
fibrochondrosteal
finsteraarhorn
firethorn
firethorn
noun
A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.
fishertown
flannelmouth
flannelmouth
noun
(informal, dated) One who speaks in a glib manner with the intent of deceiving or manipulating others.
(informal, dated) One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
flavanthrone
flavanthrone
noun
A certain yellow dye, Vat Yellow 1.
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
fluoranthene
fluoranthene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion
foliobranchiate
folkething
forecatching
forecatharping
foregathering
foregathering
verb
present participle of foregather
forehent
forehinting
foremasthand
forenight
forenight
noun
(Scotland) The evening, between twilight and bedtime.
foreshorten
foreshorten
verb
To abridge, reduce, contract.
To make shorter.
To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
foreshortened
foreshortened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshorten
foreshortening
foreshortening
noun
(art) A technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by shortening the lines with which that object is drawn.
A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.
verb
present participle of foreshorten
foreshortens
foreshortens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshorten
foresightedness
foresightedness
noun
The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
foresightednesses
forethink
forethink
verb
(transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
(transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
forethoughtfulness
forethoughtfulness
noun
The condition of being forethoughtful
forfouchten
forfoughten
forfoughten
Adjective
Exhausted from fighting.
forgathering
forgathering
noun
A gathering together; an assembly.
verb
present participle of forgather
forthbringer
forthbringer
noun
One who or that which brings forth.
forthcomingness
forthcomingness
noun
The state or quality of being forthcoming.
forthrightness
forthrightness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being forthright
forthrightnesses
fortnightlies
fortnightlies
noun
plural of fortnightly
fothering
fothering
verb
present participle of fother
fotheringhay
foughten
foughten
verb
(archaic) past participle of fight
foulmouthedness
foulmouthedness
noun
The quality or state of being foul-mouthed.
fountainhead
fountainhead
noun
A spring that is the source of a river.
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
fourteenth
fourteenth
adj
The ordinal form of the number fourteen.
noun
(music) The interval comprising an octave and a seventh.
One of fourteen equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the fourteenth position.
fourteenthly
fourteenthly
adv
In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row.
fourteenths
fourteenths
noun
plural of fourteenth
frenchification
frenchification
Noun
The act of Frenchifying.
Something Frenchified.
frenchtown
frithsoken
frontbencher
frontbencher
noun
(politics) A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
frontoethmoid
frontosphenoidal
frothiness
frothiness
noun
The quality of being frothy
frothinesses
frozenhearted
fucoxanthine
godfathering
godfathering
verb
present participle of godfather
grandfatherhood
grandfatherhood
noun
the state of being a grandfather
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
halftone
halftone
noun
(art) An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
(music) Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
(printing) A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
verb
To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.
halftones
halftones
noun
plural of halftone
halleflintoid
henceforth
henceforth
adv
(formal, temporal) From now on; from this time on.
(in metatextual self-reference) Further within this document.
hepatoflavin
hepatoflavin
noun
(biochemistry, rare) A derivative of vitamin B which prevents skin lesions and weight loss.
hesperornithiformes
heterofermentative
heterofermentative
adj
(biology, of a microorganism) That undergoes fermentation to produce more than one product, e.g. both alcohol and lactic acid.
heterofertilization
heterofertilization
noun
(biology) A form of double fertilization, typically in maize, that results in phenotypically different endosperm and embryo
heteroinfection
hoffmannite
hohenstaufen
holdfastness
holdfastness
noun
The ability to serve as a secure basis for attachment.
homecrofting
homofermentative
homofermentative
adj
That produce (almost entirely) a single fermentation product (typically lactic acid)
housefront
housefront
noun
The front of a house, the side that faces the street.
housefronts
housefronts
noun
plural of housefront
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydroferrocyanate
hydrofranklinite
hyperconfident
hyperconfident
adj
Extremely confident.
hyperconfidently
hyperconformist
hyperconformity
hyperconformity
noun
Excessive conformity
hyperdeification
hyperfastidiousness
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
hyperfunctional
hyperfunctional
adj
Having, or characterised by, increased function
hyperfunctionally
hyperfunctioning
hyperfunctioning
noun
Excessive functioning
hyperinflation
hyperinflation
noun
(economics) A very high rate of inflation.
hyperperfection
ichthyornithiformes
incoherentific
inferobranchiate
inferobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata.
infratrochanteric
infratrochanteric
adj
(anatomy) Below the trochanter
infratrochlear
infratrochlear
adj
(anatomy) Below a trochlea; applied especially to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve.
lichenification
lichenification
noun
(dermatology) Epidermal thickening characterized by visible and palpable thickening of the skin with accentuated skin markings.