(law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
affirmatory
affirmatory
adj
Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
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.
afterwisdom
agariciform
agariciform
adj
Having the form of an agaric
alcyoniform
alumiferous
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
alveoliform
alveoliform
adj
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
aminoformic
ammonifying
ammonifying
verb
present participle of ammonify
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amyliferous
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
antifoaming
antifoaming
adj
That inhibits the formation of foam
antiformant
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
atomiferous
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
bacteriform
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
bracteiform
branchiform
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calathiform
calcariform
calcariform
adj
Having the shape of a spur
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.
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
campaniform
campaniform
adj
In the shape of a bell
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
cercariform
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
coraciiform
coraciiform
noun
Any bird of the order Coraciiformes
coralliform
coralliform
adj
Having the shape of coral.
crateriform
crateriform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a shallow bowl.
crotaliform
cypraeiform
defamations
defamations
noun
plural of defamation
deformalize
deformalize
Verb
To make informal.
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
deformative
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
efformation
efformation
noun
(obsolete) The act of giving shape or form; formation.
efformative
falconiform
falconiform
noun
(ornithology) Any falcon of the order Falconiformes
farinometer
farinometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the viscosity of flour.
fatiguesome
fatiguesome
adj
fatiguing; tiring
favoritisms
favoritisms
noun
plural of favoritism
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
fibroglioma
fibrolipoma
fibrolipoma
noun
(pathology) A lipoma characterised by the presence of fibrous connective tissue
fibromatoid
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fibromyxoma
fibromyxoma
noun
Alternative form of myxofibroma
filamentoid
filamentoid
adj
Like a filament.
filamentose
filamentose
adj
Being hair- or thread-like.
Having the form of a thread, as in the thread in clothes.
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
fimbriation
fimbriation
noun
(countable, heraldry, flags) Such a stripe.
(uncountable, heraldry, flags) The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a charge, ordinary or stripe in order to make it stand out from the background.
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fistulatome
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
florimanist
foaminesses
fomentation
fomentation
noun
A lotion or poultice applied to a diseased or injured part of the body.
Encouragement; excitation; instigation.
The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain by relaxing the skin, or of discussing (dispersing) tumours.
footmanship
footmanship
noun
(archaic) The skill or ability to run (of humans or animals).
(historical) The post or position of footman; the skill or art of a footman.
foraminated
foraminated
adj
Having a small opening, or foramina.
foraminifer
foraminifer
noun
Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.
foreimagine
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
formability
formability
noun
The quality or degree of being formable.
formalazine
formalazine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₂H₄N₂, obtainable from formaldehyde by the addition of hydrazine.
formalising
formalising
verb
present participle of formalise
formalistic
formalistic
adj
Formalist.
formalities
formalities
noun
plural of formality
formalizers
formalizers
noun
plural of formalizer
formalizing
formalizing
verb
present participle of formalize
formamidine
formamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound NH=CH-NH₂ that is the amidine of formic acid
Any of a group of acaricidal compounds derived from this compound
formanilide
formanilide
noun
(organic chemistry) The anilide of formic acid C₆H₅-NH-CHO
formational
formational
adj
Of or pertaining to formation (in any of many contexts).
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
formicariae
formicarian
formicarian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to ants.
formicaries
formicaries
noun
plural of formicary
formicarium
formicarium
noun
A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
formicaroid
formicaroid
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the family Formicaridae of ant thrushes.
formicating
formicating
verb
present participle of formicate
formication
formication
noun
(medicine) An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.
formicative
formicivora
formicoidea
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.
formylating
formylating
verb
present participle of formylate
formylation
formylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction involving the introduction of a formyl group.
francomania
francomania
Noun
An obsession with the French culture, language, or people.
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
freemasonic
freemasonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Freemasonry.
frontierman
frontierman
noun
Alternative form of frontiersman
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.
fumatoriums
fumigations
fumigations
noun
plural of fumigation
galliformes
ganglioform
ganglioform
adj
Alternative form of gangliform
gaviiformes
gliriformia
glumiflorae
graminiform
granitiform
granitiform
adj
(geology) Resembling granite in structure or shape.
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
harengiform
harengiform
adj
(rare) herring-shaped
hoffmannist
hoffmannite
iliofemoral
iliofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to both the ilium and the femur
imperforata
imperforate
imperforate
adj
(medicine) Synonym of atretic
Not perforated, as:
noun
(philately) A postage stamp that has not been perforated.
infirmation
infirmation
noun
(philosophy) disconfirmation
infirmatory
infirmatory
noun
(obsolete) An infirmary.
infomercial
infomercial
noun
A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.
informalism
informalism
noun
A word, phrase, behaviour, etc. that is informal.
An art movement based on abstract and gestural tendencies rather than definite form.
informalist
informalist
noun
An artist working in the style of informalism.
informality
informality
noun
The condition of being informal.
informalize
informalize
verb
(transitive) To make informal.
informatica
informatics
informatics
noun
(computing) A branch of information science and of computer science that focuses on the study of information processing, particularly with respect to systems integration and human interactions with machine and data.
information
information
noun
(Christianity) Divine inspiration.
(computing, formally) […] the meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.
(information technology) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
(information theory) Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit.
(law, countable) A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform a magistrate of an offence and request a warrant; in the US, an accusation brought before a judge without a grand jury indictment.
(now rare) The creation of form; the imparting of a given quality or characteristic; forming, animation.
(now rare) The systematic imparting of knowledge; education, training.
(obsolete) The act of informing against someone, passing on incriminating knowledge; accusation.
A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.
As contrasted with data, information is processed to extract relevant data.
That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".
The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
informative
informative
adj
(in standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
(obsolete) Formative; having power to form.
Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.