That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
buffalofish
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcifugous
calcifugous
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camouflages
camouflages
noun
plural of camouflage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camouflage
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
canafistulo
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
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.
confabulate
confabulate
verb
(intransitive) To confer.
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
conflictual
conflictual
adj
Characterized by conflict
confusional
confusional
adj
(medicine) Characterized by confusion.
diabolifuge
diffusional
diffusional
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusion.
endosulfans
endosulfans
noun
plural of endosulfan
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
fantabulous
fantabulous
adj
(slang) Wonderful, marvelous, outstanding. Both fantastic and fabulous.
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
ferulaceous
ferulaceous
adj
Having a stalk like a reed.
Pertaining to reeds and canes.
feudatorial
feudatorial
adj
Synonym of feudatory
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
fistulatome
fistulatous
fistulatous
adj
Of or relating to a fistula.
flapmouthed
flavorfully
flavorfully
adv
In a flavorful manner.
flavourless
flavourless
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorless.
flavoursome
flavoursome
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorsome.
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
flirtatious
flirtatious
adj
(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
Of or pertaining to flirtation.
flocculable
flocculable
adj
Capable of flocculation.
flocculants
flocculants
noun
plural of flocculant
flocculated
flocculated
adj
Collected together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool, or coagulated in this way.
flocculates
flocculates
noun
plural of flocculate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flocculate
flocculator
flocculator
noun
A machine that induces flocculation.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
floriparous
floscularia
fluctuation
fluctuation
noun
A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.
A wavering; unsteadiness.
In medicine, a wave-like motion or undulation of a fluid in a natural or abnormal cavity (e.g. pus in an abscess), which is felt during palpation or percussion.
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
fluotitanic
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
fluxionally
fluxionally
adv
In a fluxional manner.
folliculate
folliculina
footfaulted
footfaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of footfault
forcipulata
forcipulate
forfaulture
forfaulture
noun
(obsolete) Forfeiture.
forficulate
formalesque
formalesque
adj
(art) modernist; of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularism
formularist
formularize
formularize
verb
(US) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulation
formulation
noun
(medicine) A medicinal preparation.
A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.
The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
formulators
formulators
noun
plural of formulator
formulatory
fortunately
fortunately
adv
In a fortunate manner.
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
fountainlet
fountainlet
noun
A small fountain
fractiously
fractiously
adv
In a fractious manner.
fugaciously
fugaciously
adv
In a fugacious way.
fulcraceous
fulgoroidea
fulguration
fulguration
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface
(medicine) cauterization with electricity; electrocautery
A flash of lightning
fullerboard
fulmination
fulmination
noun
That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.
The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
fulminatory
fulminatory
adj
Thundering; striking terror.
funambuloes
functionals
functionals
noun
plural of functional
fundatorial
furodiazole
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
glumiflorae
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
gulfhammock
hydrofluate
hydrofluate
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A supposed compound of hydrofluoric acid and a base; a fluoride.
infraocular
infraocular
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Situated below the eyes.
insufflator
insufflator
noun
A form of injector for forcing air into a furnace.
Agent noun of insufflate: a person or device which insufflates.
lactiferous
lactiferous
adj
Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.
lactifluous
lactifluous
adj
flowing with milk
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
laniflorous
latifolious
latifolious
adj
(botany) Broad-leaved; latifoliate.
latifundios
laxiflorous
laxifolious
linguaeform
malfunction
malfunction
noun
Failure to function.
Faulty functioning.
verb
To fail to function.
To function improperly.
microfaunal
microfaunal
adj
Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
microfungal
microfungal
adj
Relating to microfungi.
multifactor
multifactor
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
multifarous
multiflorae
multifloras
multifloras
noun
plural of multiflora
naupliiform
nautiliform
nautiliform
adj
Having the spiral form of a nautilus
nefariously
nefariously
adv
In a nefarious manner.
nonaffluent
nonaffluent
adj
Not affluent.
nonblameful
nonfabulous
nonfabulous
adj
Not relating to fable or legend.
nonfanciful
nonfanciful
adj
Not fanciful.
nonfeudally
nonfrugally
nonfundable
nonfundable
adj
Not fundable.
nongraceful
nongraceful
adj
Not graceful.
nucleofugal
nucleofugal
adj
(biology) That moves away from a nucleus (of a cell etc)
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a nucleofuge
oculofacial
oculofacial
adj
Of or pertaining to the eyes and face.
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
outfloating
outfloating
verb
present participle of outfloat
overbashful
overbashful
adj
Excessively bashful.
overcareful
overcareful
adj
Excessively careful.
overfearful
overfearful
adj
Too fearful.
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
palaeofauna
palaeofauna
noun
Alternative form of paleofauna
palmiferous
palmiferous
adj
Bearing palms.
palpiferous
palpiferous
adj
Synonym of palpigerous
plagueproof
planuliform
planuliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a planula.
ploughstaff
ploughstaff
noun
(UK) The hind part or handle of a plough.
prefamously
pseudofinal
pseudofinal
adj
(electrical engineering) Denoting a kind of steady-state voltage distribution.
psychofugal
pubofemoral
pubofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and femur.
pulmonifera
pyrosulfate
pyrosulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
quadrifocal
quadrifocal
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.