(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
affidavits
affidavits
noun
plural of affidavit
affirmativeness
affirmativeness
noun
The property of being affirmative.
affirmatives
affirmatives
noun
plural of affirmative
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
afterlives
afterlives
noun
plural of afterlife
aftershave
aftershave
noun
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
aftershaves
aftershaves
noun
plural of aftershave
aftervision
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
ariboflavinosis
ariboflavinosis
noun
(pathology) The medical condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin.
avifaunas
avifaunas
noun
plural of avifauna
avifaunistic
behoovefulness
bradfordsville
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
cloverleafs
cloverleafs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cloverleaf
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confervales
confervas
confervas
noun
plural of conferva
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
consignificative
consignificative
adj
consignificant; jointly significate
convictfish
convictfishes
cosignificative
cosignificative
adj
(rare) Having the same meaning.
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
crawfordsville
defeasive
defectiveness
defectiveness
noun
The state or quality of being defective.
defectives
defectives
noun
plural of defective
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.
defervesce
defervesce
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To become less agitated; to cool down.
(intransitive, medicine) To experience an abatement or resolution of fever.
defervesced
defervesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defervesce.
defervescence
defervescence
noun
The departure or subsiding of a fever.
defervescent
defervescent
adj
Causing reduction of fever.
noun
Any remedy that reduces a fever.
defervescing
defervescing
verb
present participle of defervesce.
definitiveness
definitiveness
noun
The state or quality of being definitive.
definitives
definitives
noun
plural of definitive
desulfovibrio
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
devitrifies
devitrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devitrify
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.
diffusivity
diffusivity
noun
(physics) a coefficient of diffusion; especially the amount of heat that passes through a given area in unit time
A tendency to diffuse
disaffirmative
disaffirmative
adj
That disaffirms.
disfavor
disfavor
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of disfavour
disfavored
disfavored
adj
Not favored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavor
disfavorer
disfavorer
noun
Alternative form of disfavourer
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
disfavors
disfavors
noun
plural of disfavor
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
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.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
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
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
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.
effervesce
effervesce
verb
(intransitive, of a gas) To escape from solution in a liquid in the form of bubbles.
(intransitive, of a liquid) To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz.
(intransitive, of a person) To show high spirits.
effervesced
effervesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effervesce
effervescence
effervescence
noun
Foment.
The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.
Vivacity.
effervescences
effervescences
noun
plural of effervescence
effervescency
effervescency
noun
(archaic) effervescence
effervescent
effervescent
adj
(of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
Vivacious and enthusiastic.
effervescently
effervescently
adv
In an effervescent manner
effervesces
effervesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effervesce
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.
effluvias
effluvious
effluviums
effluviums
noun
plural of effluvium
effluviviums
effusive
effusive
adj
(archaic) Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing.
(geology, of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.
Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
effusively
effusively
adv
In an effusive manner.
effusiveness
effusiveness
noun
The state of being effusive.
enfevers
enfevers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfever
evenfalls
evenfalls
noun
plural of evenfall
eventfulness
eventfulness
noun
The property of being eventful.
facesaving
facesaving
adj
That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
faradonervous
farmersville
farrandsville
fascinative
fashionative
fauves
fauves
noun
plural of fauve
fauvism
fauvism
noun
An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.
fauvisms
fauvist
fauvist
adj
Of or pertaining to fauvism.
noun
An artist who used this style.
fauvists
fauvists
noun
plural of fauvist
favaginous
favaginous
adj
(obsolete) Resembling a honeycomb; cellular.
favelas
favelas
noun
plural of favela
faveolus
faveolus
noun
A small pit or cavity, resembling a cell of a honeycomb
favianus
favillous
favillous
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to ashes.
favism
favism
noun
(medicine) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: an X-linked recessive genetic condition that predisposes a person to hemolysis and resultant jaundice in response to certain triggers.
favisms
favissa
favissae
favonius
favonius
Proper noun
The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus.
favorableness
favorableness
noun
Alternative spelling of favourableness
favoredness
favoredness
noun
(obsolete) appearance
favorers
favorers
noun
plural of favorer
favoress
favorites
favorites
noun
plural of favorite
favoritism
favoritism
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of favouritism
favoritisms
favoritisms
noun
plural of favoritism
favorless
favorless
adj
Alternative form of favourless
favors
favors
noun
plural of favor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of favor
favose
favose
adj
(botany) Honeycombed.
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the disease called favus.
favosely
favosely
adv
In a favose manner.
favosite
favosite
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites.
favosites
favositidae
favositoid
favourableness
favourableness
noun
The state or condition of being favourable.
favouredness
favouredness
noun
(chiefly in combination) Quality of being favoured.
favourers
favourers
noun
plural of favourer
favouress
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
favourless
favourless
adj
(archaic) unfavoured; having no countenance or support
(archaic) unpropitious; unfavourable
favours
favours
noun
plural of favour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of favour
favous
favous
adj
favose; honeycombed
favus
favus
noun
(medicine) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.
A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.