A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
confidentiary
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
cylindriform
cylindriform
adj
Having the form of a cylinder.
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
defensory
defensory
adj
(archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
noun
(archaic) That which defends.
deferentectomy
deferentectomy
noun
surgical severing of the vas deferens
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
dehydroffrozen
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
dehydrofrozen
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
disconformably
disconformably
adv
In a disconformable manner
disconformity
disconformity
noun
(geology) A type of unconformity in which erosion or lack of deposition has occurred between two parallel sedimentary strata.
(religion) nonconformity
disinflationary
disinflationary
adj
(economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
dispersonify
dispersonify
verb
To view as impersonal; to see as an object rather than as having personal attributes.
disuniformity
disuniformity
noun
The quality of being disuniform.
dragonfly
dragonfly
noun
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
enforcedly
enforcedly
adv
In a way that is enforced.
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
fadmongery
faradocontractility
faradocontractility
noun
The tendency of muscles to contract under the influence of an induced electric current
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanhydric
ferrocyanide
ferrocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The complex ion Fe(CN)₆⁴⁻; any salt containing this ion; they are used in making blue pigments
ferrohydrocyanic
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
fidejussionary
flounderingly
flounderingly
adv
In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.
forbiddenly
forbiddenly
adv
In a forbidden or unlawful manner.
forbiddingly
forbiddingly
adv
in a forbidding manner
forebodingly
forebodingly
adv
In a foreboding manner.
foredestiny
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
foudroyant
foudroyant
adj
(medicine) fulminant
Having an awesome and overwhelming effect.
foundationary
foundery
foundery
noun
Dated form of foundry.
foundry
foundry
noun
A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
A plant that produces chips out of semiconductors in the microelectronics industry.
The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
foundryman
foundryman
noun
A man who works in a foundry
foundrymen
foundrymen
noun
plural of foundryman
frondosely
frondosely
adv
In a frondose manner.
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydroferricyanic
hydroferricyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
hydroferrocyanate
hydroferrocyanic
hydroferrocyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from hydrogen, ferrous iron, and cyanogen.
hydrofluozirconic
hydroforming
hydroforming
noun
(engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means of high-pressure hydraulic fluid
(organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hyperconfidence
hyperconfident
hyperconfident
adj
Extremely confident.
hyperconfidently
hyperdeification
hyperfastidiousness
indemnificatory
indemnificatory
adj
That serves to indemnify
informedly
informedly
adv
In an informed manner.
infracotyloid
infrahyoid
infrahyoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Below the hyoid bone in the neck.
infraordinary
molybdeniferous
molybdeniferous
adj
Containing or producing molybdenum.
nellysford
nondefamatory
nondefamatory
adj
Not defamatory.
nondeferentially
nondeflationary
nondeflationary
adj
Not deflationary.
nondeformity
nondiffractively
nonenforcedly
nonfervidly
nonfiduciary
nonfiduciary
adj
Not fiduciary.
nonformidability
nonformidably
nonfraudulency
nonfraudulently
nonfrigidity
nonfrigidly
nonmodificatory
nonodoriferously
overconfidently
overconfidently
adv
In an overconfident manner
overdefensively
overdeferentially
overdefiantly
overdiffusingly
overdignifiedly
overdignify
overdignifying
overdiversifying
overdiversifying
verb
present participle of overdiversify
overfondly
overfondly
adv
With excessive fondness.
overidentify
overidentify
verb
(intransitive) To identify too much (with another person or thing).
overidentifying
overidentifying
verb
present participle of overidentify
overmodifying
overmodifying
verb
present participle of overmodify
oversolidifying
preconfinedly
preconfusedly
prefecundatory
premodifying
premodifying
verb
present participle of premodify
profoundly
profoundly
adv
(degree) Deeply; very; strongly or forcefully.
(evaluative) Very importantly.
(manner) With depth, meaningfully.
profundity
profundity
noun
A great depth.
Deep intellect or insight.
The state of being profound or abstruse.
pseudobenefactory
radiofrequency
radiofrequency
adj
Alternative spelling of radio-frequency
noun
Alternative form of radio frequency
raynesford
recodifying
recodifying
verb
present participle of recodify
remodifying
remodifying
verb
present participle of remodify
resolidifying
resolidifying
verb
present participle of resolidify
rotundify
splendiferously
splendiferously
adv
In a splendiferous manner.
stonyford
subinfeudatory
subinfeudatory
adj
Of or relating to subinfeudation.
noun
One who holds land by subinfeudation.
sundayproof
superconfidently
tetrahydrofuran
tetrahydrofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is used as a polar solvent.