(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
aepyornithiformes
affectationist
affectationist
noun
One who exhibits affectation.
affectations
affectations
noun
plural of affectation
affectionateness
affectionateness
noun
The state or quality of being affectionate.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
afflictionless
afflictionless
adj
Free from affliction.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
afforestational
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
afternose
aftersensation
aftersensation
noun
A delayed sensation; one arising significantly later than the stimulus that caused it.
aftersong
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
aftervision
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
alfonse
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
aloofness
aloofness
noun
The state of being aloof
aloofnesses
aloofnesses
noun
plural of aloofness
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluniferous
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anguliferous
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
anseriformes
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
antesfort
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonformities
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
appersonification
araneiformes
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
arsenferratose
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arsenoferratin
arsenofuran
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autoreinfusion
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
bacteriofluorescin
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beforehandedness
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
boldfacedness
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
candyflosses
candyflosses
noun
plural of candyfloss
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cathodofluorescence
cenospecifically
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
certifications
certifications
noun
plural of certification
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
coenospecifically
cofinances
cofinances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofinance
colorfastness
colorfastness
noun
The characteristic of being colorfast.
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confectionaries
confectionaries
noun
plural of confectionary
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
confederatism
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confervales
confervas
confervas
noun
plural of conferva
confessable
confessable
adj
That can be confessed.
confessant
confessant
noun
(obsolete) One who confesses to a priest.
confessarius
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confessional
confessional
adj
In the manner or style of a confession.
Officially practicing a particular shared religion, as a state or organization; see confessionalism 1.
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.
(reality television) A filmed interview in which a cast member speaks directly into the camera commenting on the events of the episode.
A confession.
confessionalian
confessionalism
confessionalism
noun
(poetry) A style of American poetry that draws on the personal history of the poet.
(religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching.
A system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious and ethnic communities.
confessionalist
confessionalist
noun
A person who confesses
A priest who hears confession
An advocate of confessionalism
confessionally
confessionally
adv
With regard to religious confession; denominationally, religiously.
confessionals
confessionals
noun
plural of confessional
confessionaries
confessionaries
noun
plural of confessionary
confessionary
confessionary
adj
Of or relating to confession.
noun
A confessional.
A manual or guide to making confession.
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confidentialness
confidentialness
noun
The state or quality of being confidential.
confiscable
confiscable
adj
That can be confiscated.
confiscatable
confiscatable
Adjective
That can be confiscated.
confiscate
confiscate
adj
(obsolete) Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
verb
(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
confiscates
confiscates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confiscate
conflates
conflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate
conformableness
conformableness
noun
The state or quality of being conformable.
conformances
conformances
noun
plural of conformance
confragose
confraternities
confraternities
noun
plural of confraternity
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
consignificate
consignificative
consignificative
adj
consignificant; jointly significate
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cosignificative
cosignificative
adj
(rare) Having the same meaning.
cotransfers
cotransfers
noun
plural of cotransfer
cotransfuse
counterclassification
counterclassifications
counterfeisance
counterfeisance
noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation.
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.