(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.
antifeudalization
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
archfounder
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
autodifferentiation
autodifferentiation
noun
(biology) Automatic differentiation and specialization of cells; autonomous development.
(mathematics, computing) The automatic differentiation of a function by a computer.
The differentiation of a whole into distinct parts; self-differentiation.
autodiffusion
autodiffusion
noun
(physics) The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar entities, especially in a solid
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bodefulness
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bufonid
bufonid
noun
(zoology) Any toad in the family Bufonidae.
bufonidae
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
cathodofluorescence
chondrofibromatous
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
cofound
cofound
verb
(transitive) To found at the same time as another.
(transitive) To found with one or more other people.
cofounded
cofounded
adj
Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofound
cofounder
cofounder
noun
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofounding
cofounding
verb
present participle of cofound
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
cofounds
cofounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofound
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
confound
confound
noun
(statistics) A confounding variable.
verb
(archaic) To destroy, ruin, or devastate; to bring to ruination.
(dated) To damn (a mild oath).
(sometimes proscribed) To make something worse.
To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.
To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
To perplex or puzzle.
To stun or amaze.
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confounded
confounded
adj
confused, astonished
damned, accursed, bloody
defeated, thwarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confound
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confoundedness
confoundedness
noun
The state or quality of being confounded.
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
confoundingly
confoundingly
adv
In a confounding way.
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confounds
confounds
noun
plural of confound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confound
confused
confused
adj
(of a person or animal) disoriented
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
embarrassed
making no sense; illogical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confuse
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
confuted
confuted
adj
Disproved; refuted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confute
conidiiferous
counterdefender
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterdraft
counterfeited
counterfeited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit
counterfessed
counterreflected
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
danuloff
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
deflocculation
deflocculation
noun
The dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation
deflocculent
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
defocussing
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
defunction
defunction
noun
(obsolete) Death.
defunctionalization
defunctionalization
noun
(computing, programming) A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.
defunctionalize
defunctionalize
verb
(computing, programming) To subject to defunctionalization.
defusion
defusion
noun
(proscribed) The act of defusing.
(psychology) The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion.
Misspelling of diffusion.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demiflouncing
demifusion
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
dessertspoonfuls
dessertspoonfuls
noun
plural of dessertspoonful
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
deuterofibrinose
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
dibenzofuran
dibenzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of furan; any of its derivatives, especially the halogenated derivatives that are similar to dioxins
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.
diffusion
diffusion
noun
(marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
(physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
diffusional
diffusional
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusion.
diffusionism
diffusionism
noun
The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West.
diffusionist
diffusionist
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusionism
noun
A proponent of diffusionism
diffusions
diffusions
noun
plural of diffusion
difunctional
difunctional
adj
bifunctional
discontentful
discontentful
adj
Full of discontent.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disfiguration
disfiguration
noun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
disfortune
disfunction
disfunction
noun
(now rare) Alternative form of dysfunction
disfunctions
disfunctions
noun
plural of disfunction
disinfeudation
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
disulfonic
disulfonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two sulfonic groups
disulfoton
disulfoton
noun
A highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate
disulfotons
disuniform
disuniform
Adjective
Not uniform.
disuniformity
disuniformity
noun
The quality of being disuniform.
dofunny
dolefulness
dolefulness
noun
The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
doomfulness
doubtfulness
doubtfulness
noun
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
dulcification
dulcification
noun
The act of dulcifying or sweetening.
dullification
dullification
noun
The process of making something dull or uninteresting.
dumbfound
dumbfound
verb
(transitive) To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
dumbfounded
dumbfounded
adj
Shocked and speechless.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dumbfound
dumbfounder
dumbfounder
noun
Someone who or that which dumbfounds.
verb
(transitive) To dumbfound.
dumbfounderment
dumbfounderment
noun
dumbfoundedness
dumbfounders
dumbfounders
noun
plural of dumbfounder
dumbfounding
dumbfounding
verb
present participle of dumbfound
dumbfoundment
dumbfounds
dumbfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumbfound
dumfound
dumfound
verb
Alternative form of dumbfound
dumfounded
dumfounded
adj
Misspelling of dumbfounded.
dumfounder
dumfounder
verb
To dumbfound; to confound.
dumfounderment
dumfounding
dumfounding
verb
present participle of dumfound
dumfounds
dumfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumfound
duplification
dysfunction
dysfunction
noun
(chiefly medicine) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.
verb
(nonstandard, intransitive, chiefly biology) To fail to function correctly; to malfunction.
dysfunctional
dysfunctional
adj
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
Not performing its proper or intended function.
dysfunctioning
dysfunctioning
verb
present participle of dysfunction
dysfunctions
dysfunctions
noun
plural of dysfunction
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
endosulfans
endosulfans
noun
plural of endosulfan
enfoulder
fairground
fairground
noun
A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.
An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
faradonervous
fastidiousness
fastidiousness
noun
The quality of being fastidious.
fastiduousness
fastiduousnesses
fauxbourdon
favouredness
favouredness
noun
(chiefly in combination) Quality of being favoured.
fecundation
fecundation
noun
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
fecundator
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
ferrovanadium
ferrovanadium
noun
An alloy of iron and up to 55% vanadium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
feudalisation
feudalisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of feudalization
feudalization
feudalization
noun
The introduction of a feudal system.
fibronucleated
fidejussion
fidejussion
noun
(law) The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.
fidejussionary
filipendulous
filipendulous
adj
Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.