(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.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluniferous
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
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.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
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
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
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.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cathodofluorescence
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confessarius
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.
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
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.
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countertransference
countertransference
noun
(psychotherapy) The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to his or her patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
disinfeudation
efficaciousness
efficaciousness
noun
Quality of being efficacious.
emulsification
emulsification
noun
The process by which an emulsion is formed.
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
endosulfans
endosulfans
noun
plural of endosulfan
enfamous
entomofaunas
entomofaunas
noun
plural of entomofauna
eocarboniferous
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
fabulousness
fabulousness
noun
The state of being fabulous or fictitious; fabulosity.
The state of being fabulous or wonderful.
facetiousness
facetiousness
noun
(countable) The product or result of being facetious.
(uncountable) The state of being facetious
facinorousness
facinorousness
noun
(rare, formal) extreme wickedness
factiousness
factiousness
noun
The state of being factious.
factitiousness
factitiousness
noun
The quality of being factitious.
fallaciousness
fallaciousness
noun
The property of being fallacious.
famousness
famousness
noun
The condition of being famous; fame
famousnesses
fanhouse
faradonervous
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
fashiousness
fastidiousness
fastidiousness
noun
The quality of being fastidious.
fastiduousness
fastiduousnesses
fastuousness
fastuousness
noun
(obsolete) haughtiness; pride
fatuitousness
fatuitousness
noun
The quality of being fatuitous.
fatuousness
fatuousness
noun
The characteristic of being fatuous.
fatuousnesses
fatuousnesses
noun
plural of fatuousness
favourableness
favourableness
noun
The state or condition of being favourable.
favouredness
favouredness
noun
(chiefly in combination) Quality of being favoured.
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
feudalisation
feudalisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of feudalization
fibroligamentous
fibromembranous
fidejussionary
filamentiferous
filamentiferous
adj
(archaic) filiferous
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
fissidentaceous
fissidentaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Fissidentaceae.
fissiparousness
fissiparousness
noun
The quality of being fissiparous.
flagitiousness
flagitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being flagitious; wickedness, infamy.
flamineous
flamineous
adj
Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical.
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
flavorfulness
flavorousness
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
flirtatiousness
flirtatiousness
noun
The quality of being flirtatious
fluoarsenate
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
flusteration
flusteration
noun
(colloquial, dated) The state of being flustered; agitation.
fluviolacustrine
fluviolacustrine
adj
Produced by rivers and lakes (especially alternately)
foecunditatis
foliaceousness
foliaceousness
noun
The quality of being foliaceous.
fontinalaceous
foraminiferous
foraminiferous
adj
Having small openings, or foramina.
Pertaining to, or composed of, Foraminifera.
foraminulose
foraminulose
adj
Synonym of foraminulous
foraneous
foraneous
adj
of or pertaining to a market or forum
utterly remote
foreassurance
fortunateness
fortunateness
noun
The quality of being fortunate; fortune; luck.
foundationless
foundationless
adj
Without foundation; unfounded.
foundationlessness
foundationlessness
noun
Absence of a foundation.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
fountainless
fountainless
adj
Without fountains.
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
foursquareness
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fractiousness
fractiousness
noun
A peevish or cranky nature.
The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
fragmentitious
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankhouse
fringillaceous
fringillaceous
adj
(zoology) Relating to the finches or Fringillidae.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
frumentaceous
frumentaceous
adj
Resembling or pertaining to grain, especially wheat.
frumentarious
frumentarious
adj
Relating to corn.
frustraneous
frustraneous
adj
(formal) Useless.
fugaciousness
fugaciousness
noun
(obsolete) fugacity
funambuloes
funariaceous
funariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Funariaceae.
functionalities
functionalities
noun
plural of functionality
functionaries
functionaries
noun
plural of functionary
fungaceous
fungaceous
adj
Like a fungus.
furaciousness
furanose
furanose
noun
(chemistry) any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton)
furanoses
furanoses
noun
plural of furanose
furanoside
furanoside
noun
(biochemistry) The furanose form of a glycoside
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
fuscohyaline
garnetiferous
garnetiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Containing garnets.
gelatiniferous
gelatiniferous
adj
Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.