(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
afterplanting
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.
afterripening
afterspring
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
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
antipacifist
antipacifist
adj
Opposing pacifism.
noun
One who opposes pacifism.
antipacifistic
antipacifists
antipacifists
noun
plural of antipacifist
antipriestcraft
antipriestcraft
noun
Opposition to priestcraft.
antiprofiteering
antiprofiteering
adj
Opposing or countering profiteering.
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
antishoplifting
antishoplifting
adj
That serves to counter shoplifting.
antisoporific
antproof
antproof
adj
Resistant to ants.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to ants.
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron
appersonification
archpontiff
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
bipinnatifid
bipinnatifid
adj
(botany) Doubly pinnatifid.
bitripinnatifid
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
caprification
caprification
noun
A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction.
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chieftainships
chieftainships
noun
plural of chieftainship
compactification
compactification
noun
(physics) Any modification of a theory such that an infinite parameter becomes finite
(topology) Any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
(topology) The space resulting from any such procedure.
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
contemptful
contemptful
adj
Full of contempt.
coplaintiff
coplaintiff
noun
(law) Any of several plaintiffs bringing the same charge.
copyfitting
corporification
corporification
noun
The act or process of corporifying.
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
craftmanship
craftmanship
noun
Alternative form of craftsmanship
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmanships
craftsmanships
noun
plural of craftsmanship
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
cryptoinflationist
despecification
despecification
noun
(obsolete) discrimination
The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
despitefulness
despitefulness
noun
The state or quality of being despiteful.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
dessertspoonfuls
dessertspoonfuls
noun
plural of dessertspoonful
dispersonification
dispersonification
noun
The process of dispersonifying.
disrespectfulness
disrespectfulness
noun
The state or quality of being disrespectful; disrespect; disregard.
draftmanship
draftmanship
noun
Alternative form of draftsmanship
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
draftsperson
draftsperson
noun
A draftsman or draftswoman.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
driftpin
driftpin
noun
(engineering) A smooth drift.
driftpins
driftpins
noun
plural of driftpin
duplification
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
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
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
fangotherapy
faradopalpation
felapton
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
fencepost
fencepost
noun
A post which helps hold up a fence.
ferroprint
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
fetoplacental
fetoplacental
adj
Of or pertaining to both the fetus and the placenta.
fetoprotein
fetoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein
fetoproteins
fetoproteins
noun
plural of fetoprotein
fibrinoplastic
fibrinoplastic
adj
Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought in contact with fibrinogen.
fibrinoplastin
fibrinoplastin
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin.
fibrinopurulent
fibrinopurulent
adj
Relating to, or containing fibrin and pus
fibropurulent
fiftypenny
filipinization
filipuncture
filipuncture
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of passing wire into an aneurysmal cavity.
finetop
finetop
noun
Synonym of redtop (“the grass Agrostis vulgaris”)
fingerparted
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerposts
fingerposts
noun
plural of fingerpost
fingerprint
fingerprint
noun
(computing) Unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem.
A trace that gives evidence of someone's involvement.
A unique combination of features that serves as an identification of something.
The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.
The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface.
verb
(transitive) To identify something uniquely by a combination of measurements.
(transitive) To take somebody's fingerprints.
fingerprinted
fingerprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerprint
fingerprinting
fingerprinting
noun
An act of recording somebody's fingerprints.
Test made to establish and confirm the properties of a material or components
verb
present participle of fingerprint
fingerprints
fingerprints
noun
plural of fingerprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerprint
fingertip
fingertip
noun
The tip of the human finger.
verb
(transitive) to move or deflect with the fingertips
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
finspot
firestopping
firestopping
noun
Material used as a firestop.
fissipalmation
fissiparation
fissiparation
noun
Alternative form of fissipation
flavoprotein
flavoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases
flippant
flippant
adj
(archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity
(chiefly dialectal) nimble; limber.
Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
flippantly
flippantly
adv
In a flippant manner.
flippantness
flippantness
noun
The quality of being flippant.
floatplane
floatplane
noun
A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
floatplanes
floatplanes
noun
plural of floatplane
footmanship
footmanship
noun
(archaic) The skill or ability to run (of humans or animals).
(historical) The post or position of footman; the skill or art of a footman.
footmenfootpad
footpound
footpound
noun
Alternative form of foot-pound
footpounds
footpounds
noun
plural of footpound
footprint
footprint
noun
(cartography) A polygon representing the shape of an item.
(computing) The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
(computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
(ecology) The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.
(figurative) Profession or lifestyle.
A company's geographic market presence.
Availability of a satellite from the ground.
Space required by a piece of equipment.
The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
The surface space occupied by a structure.
footprints
footprints
noun
plural of footprint
forcipation
forcipation
noun
torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers
foreappoint
foreappoint
verb
(transitive) To appoint beforehand.
foreappointment
foreappointment
noun
Previous appointment; preordination.
forecatharping
foreparent
foreparent
noun
(somewhat uncommon) a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)
foreparents
foreparents
noun
plural of foreparent
forepayment
forepayment
noun
payment made in advance
foreplanting
forepoint
forepoint
verb
(transitive) To foreshadow.
forepointer
forepredicament
forepreparation
forepreparation
noun
Something done in advance, to make ready; preparation.
forepretended
forespent
forespent
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forespend
foretopman
foretopman
noun
(nautical) A sailor who controls the masts in the foretop.
foretopmen
foretopmen
noun
plural of foretopman
forspent
forspent
adj
(archaic, poetic) exhausted
fortepiano
fortepiano
noun
A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.
fortepianos
fortepianos
noun
plural of fortepiano
forthputting
forthputting
adj
Forward, bold; presumptuous; meddlesome.
noun
Forwardness; undue assumption; boldness.
The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
fortypenny
fortypenny
adj
(UK) Having a value or cost of forty pence.
frictionproof
frictionproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by friction.
frontispiece
frontispiece
noun
(archaic, publishing) The title page of a book.
(architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
(architecture) A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
(publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
(slang, archaic, humorous) A person's face.
verb
(transitive, rare) To supply with a frontispiece.
frontispieced
frontispieced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frontispiece
frontispieces
frontispieces
noun
plural of frontispiece
frontispiecing
frontispiecing
verb
present participle of frontispiece
frontooccipital
frontooccipital
adj
(anatomy) frontal and occipital
frontoparietal
frontoparietal
adj
(anatomy) frontal and parietal (relating to such bones or lobes)
noun
The frontal bone and parietal bone considered as a unit
frontopontine
frontopontine
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the frontal lobe and the pons; applied to a group of fibers situated in the medial fifth of the base of the cerebral peduncles.
frontosphenoidal
frontotemporal
frontotemporal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal bones or lobes
frontpaging
frontpiece
frontspiece
frontspieces
frostnipped
frostnipped
adj
Affected by frostnip.
frostproofing
frostproofing
verb
present participle of frostproof
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
gnatproof
gnatproof
adj
Resistant to gnats.
grandfathership
grandfathership
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.