Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetylfluoride
acinacifoliate
acinacifolious
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
acutifoliate
acutifoliate
adj
(botany) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
adenoliomyofibroma
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
aerofoils
aerofoils
noun
plural of aerofoil
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
affectionally
affectionally
adv
In an affectional manner.
affectionately
affectionately
adv
In an affectionate manner.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affiliation
affiliation
noun
(law) The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity
A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.
The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
affiliations
affiliations
noun
plural of affiliation
afflation
afflation
noun
A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
affliction
affliction
noun
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
afflictionless
afflictionless
adj
Free from affliction.
afflictions
afflictions
noun
plural of affliction
affluxion
affluxion
noun
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
afforestational
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
aflcio
afterpotential
afterpotential
noun
A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
airflow
airflow
noun
Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoil
airfoil
noun
A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
A wing of an aircraft.
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminofibrin
alcyoniform
alfilerillo
alfilerillo
noun
Machaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.
alfiona
alfione
alfione
noun
(dated) A species of surfperch found in the eastern Pacific California (Rhacochilus toxotes).
alfoncino
alfonsin
alguifou
alifanfaron
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
aliform
aliform
adj
(of a building) Having wings
Shaped like a wing
aliofar
aljofaina
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
allocaffeine
allodification
allodification
noun
Conversion to the allodial system.
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
alodification
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
alternifoliate
alternifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves that alternate on each side of a stem
alumiferous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminoferric
aluniferous
alveolariform
alveoliform
alveoliform
adj
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
amelification
amidofluorid
amidofluoride
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amplexifoliate
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amplificator
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amyliferous
angelinformal
anglification
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
anomaliflorous
anopluriform
anteflexion
anteflexion
noun
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
antereformational
anteroflexion
antideflation
antideflation
adj
(economics) Preventing or countering deflation.
antifelon
antifelony
antiferroelectric
antiferroelectric
adj
(physics) Describing a state in which dipoles are arranged antiparallel to adjacent ones, resulting in a net zero polarization
antifeudalization
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antifouling
antifouling
adj
That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antifrictional
antifrictional
adj
Synonym of antifriction
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antiinflammatory
antiinflammatory
adj
Uncommon spelling of anti-inflammatory.
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antishoplifting
antishoplifting
adj
That serves to counter shoplifting.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
aquifoliaceae
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
ariboflavinosis
ariboflavinosis
noun
(pathology) The medical condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin.
arilliform
aspergilliform
aspergilliform
adj
(botany) Resembling the aspergillum in form
asperifoliae
asperifoliate
asperifoliate
adj
Alternative form of asperifolious
asperifolious
asperifolious
adj
(botany) Having rough leaves.
autoreflection
azoflavine
azoflavine
noun
A particular yellow azo dye.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
bacteriofluorescin
baculiferous
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balloonfish
balloonfish
noun
The pufferfish; blowfish
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bathofloric
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
befooling
befooling
verb
present participle of befool
befoulier
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
benzoflavine
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
benzoylformic
bibliofilm
bibliofilm
noun
(historical) microfilm, as a means of storing books and documents in public libraries
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
biflorate
biflorate
adj
(botany) Biflorous.
biflorous
biflorous
adj
(botany) Bearing two flowers or blooms.
bifluorid
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bifocal
bifocal
adj
(of a correcting lens) Divided into two parts, one of which corrects for distance vision and the other for near vision
(optics) Having two focal lengths
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.