(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
aepyornithiformes
affirmations
affirmations
noun
plural of affirmation
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.
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
africanthropus
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
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
alkylarylsulfonate
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
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
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
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.
anticonformist
anticonformist
noun
An advocate of anticonformity
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
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antifrost
antifrost
adj
Preventing, or countering the effects of frost.
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisoporific
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
appersonification
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
arsenferratose
arsenoferratin
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.
autotransfusion
autotransfusion
noun
(medicine) A blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.
bacteriofluorescin
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
biotransformation
biotransformation
noun
(biochemistry) The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism
brantsford
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
cathodofluorescence
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
certifications
certifications
noun
plural of certification
chondrofibromatous
clarifications
clarifications
noun
plural of clarification
colorfastness
colorfastness
noun
The characteristic of being colorfast.
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
confectionaries
confectionaries
noun
plural of confectionary
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
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
configurationist
configurations
configurations
noun
plural of configuration
confirmations
confirmations
noun
plural of confirmation
confiscator
confiscator
noun
A person who confiscates
confiscators
confiscators
noun
plural of confiscator
confiscatory
confiscatory
adj
Using confiscation
conflagrations
conflagrations
noun
plural of conflagration
conformations
conformations
noun
plural of conformation
confraternities
confraternities
noun
plural of confraternity
confrontals
confrontationism
confrontationism
noun
A policy of confrontation.
confrontationist
confrontationist
noun
One who favours confrontation.
confrontations
confrontations
noun
plural of confrontation
consignificator
contrafissura
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
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.
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.
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
crustification
cryptoinflationist
cushioncraft
deafforestation
defenestration
defenestration
noun
(Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
(computing, humorous) The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.
The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
deflagrations
deflagrations
noun
plural of deflagration
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
deforestation
deforestation
noun
(computing theory) A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
deformations
deformations
noun
plural of deformation
dermoossification
desaccharification
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
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.
differentiations
differentiations
noun
plural of differentiation
differentiators
differentiators
noun
plural of differentiator
diffractions
diffractions
noun
plural of diffraction
disaffirmation
disaffirmation
noun
Repudiation of self or other.
The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.
disafforestation
disafforestation
noun
(law, now historical) The change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws.
(now rare) Deforestation.
disafforestment
disafforestment
noun
disafforestation
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
disconfirmation
disconfirmation
noun
(chiefly philosophy, uncountable) Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis.
(countable) A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true.
diselectrification
disfiguration
disfiguration
noun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
disforestation
disforestation
noun
Archaic form of deforestation.
disinflationary
disinflationary
adj
(economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
disinformation
disinformation
noun
Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content. Intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
verb
(transitive) To use disinformation.
dispersonification
dispersonification
noun
The process of dispersonifying.
dissatisfactoriness
dissatisfactoriness
noun
The state or condition of being dissatisfactory.
diversification
diversification
noun
(finance) An investment strategy involving investing in a range of assets with differing features in order to reduce specific risk.
A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.
The act, or the result, of diversifying.
diversifications
diversifications
noun
plural of diversification
draftsperson
draftsperson
noun
A draftsman or draftswoman.
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
electrifications
electrifications
noun
plural of electrification
esterification
esterification
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester