(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
afforested
afforested
adj
Created by afforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforest
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterdrops
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.
afterwisdom
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
asafoetida
asafoetida
noun
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.
asafoetidas
asafoetidas
noun
plural of asafoetida
assafoetida
assafoetida
noun
Alternative spelling of asafoetida
autodiffusion
autodiffusion
noun
(physics) The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar entities, especially in a solid
brantsford
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
cathodofluorescence
chondrofibromatous
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
codifications
codifications
noun
plural of codification
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
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
confidentialness
confidentialness
noun
The state or quality of being confidential.
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
deafforest
deafforest
verb
(transitive) To change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.
deafforestation
declassification
declassification
noun
The process of declassifying.
declassifications
declassifications
noun
plural of declassification
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defalcators
defalcators
noun
plural of defalcator
defamations
defamations
noun
plural of defamation
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
defeminisation
defeminisation
noun
Alternative form of defeminization
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
deflationist
deflationist
noun
A supporter of deflationism.
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
deflators
deflators
noun
plural of deflator
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
defoliates
defoliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoliate
defoliations
defoliations
noun
plural of defoliation
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
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
degasification
degasification
noun
The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid
deifications
deifications
noun
plural of deification
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
densification
densification
noun
The act or process of making or becoming dense.
deossification
deossification
noun
The demineralization of bone
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.
desilicification
desilicification
noun
The removal of impregnated silica
despecification
despecification
noun
(obsolete) discrimination
The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
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.
diatomiferous
diatrymiformes
differentiations
differentiations
noun
plural of differentiation
differentiators
differentiators
noun
plural of differentiator
diffractions
diffractions
noun
plural of diffraction
disaffectation
disaffectation
noun
(perhaps nonstandard) Alternative form of disaffection
(psychoanalysis) alexithymia, a neurological condition characterized by severe lack of emotional awareness
disaffection
disaffection
noun
Alienation; loss of loyalty.
Discontent; unrest.
disaffectionate
disaffectionate
adj
Not disposed to affection; unfriendly.
disaffections
disaffections
noun
plural of disaffection
disaffiliation
disaffiliation
noun
The termination of an affiliation; the act of ceasing to be associated with something.
disaffiliations
disaffiliations
noun
plural of disaffiliation
disaffirmation
disaffirmation
noun
Repudiation of self or other.
The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
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
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomfortably
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.
disedification
disedification
noun
The process of disedifying.
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.
disinfestation
disinfestation
noun
The act or process of disinfesting.
disinfeudation
disinflation
disinflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the inflation rate.
(economics) Deflation
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.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
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
dissatisfaction
dissatisfaction
noun
the cause of such feelings
unhappiness or discontent
dissatisfactions
dissatisfactions
noun
plural of dissatisfaction
dissatisfactorily
dissatisfactoriness
dissatisfactoriness
noun
The state or condition of being dissatisfactory.
dissatisfactory
dissatisfactory
adj
Causing dissatisfaction.
dissyllabification
dissyllabification
noun
A division into two syllables.
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
diversiflorate
diversifoliate
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.
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.
edifications
edifications
noun
plural of edification
eisteddfodau
eisteddfodau
noun
plural of eisteddfod
faldistory
faldistory
noun
(obsolete) The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel.
faldstool
faldstool
noun
A portable, folding chair used by a bishop when away from his throne.
Any similar stool used in a divine service (such as the coronation of a British monarch).
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
fantods
fantods
noun
(chiefly dated) plural of fantod To have “the fantods” is to be in a state of nervousness, distress, or anxiety.
...I catched a glimpse of fire away through the trees. I went for it, cautious and slow. By and by I was close enough to have a look, and there laid a man on the ground. It most give me the fantods.
1839, Charles Biggs, Adventures of Harry Franco:
1884, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:
You have got strong symptoms of the fantods; your skin is so tight you can’t shut your eyes without opening your mouth.”
faradisation
faradisation
noun
Alternative form of faradization
fasthold
fastidiosity
fastidiosity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being fastidious or squeamish.
fastidious
fastidious
adj
Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
fastidiously
fastidiously
adv
In a fastidious manner
fastidiousness
fastidiousness
noun
The quality of being fastidious.
fastiduous
fastiduously
fastiduousness
fastiduousnesses
fatherhoods
fatherhoods
noun
plural of fatherhood
favositidae
favositoid
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
federalisation
federalisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of federalization.
federalizations
federalizations
noun
plural of federalization
federationist
federationist
noun
An advocate of federationism.
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
feldspathoid
feldspathoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
feldspathoidal
feldspathoidal
adj
(of a rock) Having feldspathoids.
feldspathose
feldspathose
Adjective
Containing feldspar.
feudalisation
feudalisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of feudalization