(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
aecidioform
aerifaction
aerifaction
noun
aeration
hyperinflation (of the lungs)
affirmances
affirmances
noun
plural of affirmance
affirmative
affirmative
adj
(algebra) positive; not negative
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Confirmative; ratifying.
dogmatic
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
positive
intj
(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
noun
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(obsolete) An assertion.
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affrettando
affrettando
adv
(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affricative
affricative
adj
Of or relating to an affricate.
noun
An affricate.
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
aframerican
africanized
afterattack
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbreach
afterbreast
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
aftercareer
aftercareer
noun
(dated) The career that follows a particular experience or stage in a person's life; later career.
afterchance
afterchrome
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
afterclause
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftercooler
aftercooler
noun
An intercooler located at the end of the supercharging chain.
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterdinner
aftereffect
aftereffect
noun
Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
afterfriend
afterfruits
afterfruits
noun
plural of afterfruit
afterfuture
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
aftermarket
aftermarket
noun
(business) The industry that serves that market.
(business) The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
(finance) Trading activity in a security immediately following its initial offering to the public.
verb
(business) To sell goods or services in the aftermarket.
aftermatter
afterpieces
afterpieces
noun
plural of afterpiece
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
aftershaves
aftershaves
noun
plural of aftershave
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
afterspeech
afterspring
afterstrain
aftersupper
aftertastes
aftertastes
noun
plural of aftertaste
afterthrift
aftervision
afterwisdom
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
alfilerilla
alfilerilla
noun
Alternative form of alfilaria
alfilerillo
alfilerillo
noun
Machaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
alumiferous
aluniferous
alveoliform
alveoliform
adj
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
amentiferae
amyliferous
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
antefebrile
antefebrile
adj
Preceding a fever
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
antifebrile
antifebrile
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine or substance that counters fever.
antifederal
antifederal
adj
Alternative form of anti-federal
antiferment
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antifreezes
antifreezes
noun
plural of antifreeze
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron
archdapifer
archfounder
argusfishes
arsenofuran
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
astraeiform
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacteriform
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
barlafumble
barlafumble
intj
(Scotland, obsolete) A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
battlefront
battlefront
noun
The area in which opponents or opposing ideas meet.
The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanfeaster
beanfeaster
noun
(chiefly Britain) One who takes part in a beanfeast.
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
bechauffeur
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
beneficiary
beneficiary
adj
Bestowed as a gratuity.
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
noun
(insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
(law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
benzdifuran
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
blackfisher
bracteiform
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breakfaster
breakfaster
noun
One eating breakfast.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breastfeeds
breastfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breastfeed
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calciferols
calciferols
noun
plural of calciferol
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calefactory
calefactory
adj
warming
noun
(architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
californite
californite
noun
(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
cambricleaf
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
caprificate
caprificate
verb
Synonym of caprify
carefullest
carefullest
adj
superlative form of careful: most careful
carefulness
carefulness
noun
The state of being careful.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
carniferrin
carriageful
carriageful
noun
The amount that can fit in a carriage.
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
cercariform
certifiable
certifiable
adj
(informal, of a person) Mentally ill to such an extent that involuntary institutionalization is appropriate; crazy.
(of a document) That can, or that must be certified.
certifiably
certifiably
adv
Genuinely
Undoubtedly, demonstrably.
With the potential for certification.
certificate
certificate
noun
(Britain, Ireland) A motion picture age rating.
(computing theory) The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
(computing) Ellipsis of public key certificate.
(education) A document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
A document containing a certified statement.
A document evidencing ownership or debt.
verb
To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.
chaffcutter
chargfaires
chauffeured
chauffeured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chauffeur
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
clamjamfery
clanjamfrey
clanjamfrie
clarifiable
clarifiable
adj
Able to be made clear.
classifiers
classifiers
noun
plural of classifier
cliffhanger
cliffhanger
noun
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
cloverleafs
cloverleafs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cloverleaf
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coffeemaker
coffeemaker
noun
(obsolete) A person who makes coffee.
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.