(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demifarthing
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
effranchisement
effranchisement
noun
Obsolete form of enfranchisement.
enfranchisement
enfranchisement
noun
(land legal, England & Wales, historical) the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
A release from slavery
The act of enfranchising
The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
famishments
famishments
noun
plural of famishment
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
fathomlessness
fathomlessness
noun
The state or condition of being fathomless.
featherman
feathermonger
fichteanism
flannelmouth
flannelmouth
noun
(informal, dated) One who speaks in a glib manner with the intent of deceiving or manipulating others.
(informal, dated) One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
foremasthand
franchisement
franchisement
noun
release; deliverance; freedom
frankenmuth
gemeinschaft
gemeinschaft
noun
(sociology) A society or group characterized by a strong sense of common identity, personal relationships, and attachments to various concerns.
An association or group of individuals sharing common beliefs, attitudes, and tastes; a fellowship.
gemeinschaften
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
heterofermentative
heterofermentative
adj
(biology, of a microorganism) That undergoes fermentation to produce more than one product, e.g. both alcohol and lactic acid.
hoffmannite
homofermentative
homofermentative
adj
That produce (almost entirely) a single fermentation product (typically lactic acid)
landsmanshaften
machinofacture
machinofacture
noun
The production of goods through the use of machines.
verb
To produce by means of machinofacture.
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
makeshiftiness
makeshiftiness
noun
The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness
makeshiftness
noun
The quality of being makeshift.
mantelshelf
mantelshelf
noun
(climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
A shelf above a fireplace.
markgenossenschaft
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
methylsulfanol
mynpachtbrief
osteochondrofibroma
refashionment
refashionment
noun
The act of refashioning, or the state of being refashioned.
shaftment
shaftment
noun
An obsolete unit of length defined as 6 inches, which equals 2 palms or ²⁄₃ span; today 6 inches equals exactly 15.24 cm. (Before the 12th century, a shaftment was defined as 6+¹⁄₂ inches.)
Traditionally the width of the fist and outstretched thumb.
shamefastness
shamefastness
noun
The state or condition of being shamefast.
smokefarthings
sportfisherman
sportfisherman
noun
A boat intended for sportfishing.
A person who participates in sportfishing.
stomachfulness
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulfamethazine
sulfamethazine
noun
sulfadimidine
sulfonethylmethane
sulfonmethane
sulfonmethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A sedative drug with chemical formula C₇H₁₆O₄S₂; acetone diethyl sulfone.
thiefmaking
trifluorochloromethane
twelfhyndeman
unfathomable
unfathomable
adj
Difficult to penetrate.
Impossible to fathom or understand.
unfathomableness
unfathomableness
noun
The quality of being unfathomable.
unfathomed
unfathomed
adj
Not explored or understood.
Of unknown depth.
urofuscohematin
urofuscohematin
noun
A red pigment derived from hematin, occurring in the urine.
vouchsafement
vouchsafement
noun
That which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in condescension.