(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
aerifaction
aerifaction
noun
aeration
hyperinflation (of the lungs)
affirmances
affirmances
noun
plural of affirmance
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affrettando
affrettando
adv
(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
aframerican
africanized
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
afterchance
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.
afterdinner
afterfriend
afterspring
afterstrain
aftervision
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
aluniferous
amentiferae
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
archfounder
arsenofuran
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.
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
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
californite
californite
noun
(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
carefulness
carefulness
noun
The state of being careful.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
carniferrin
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.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
clanjamfrey
clanjamfrie
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.
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
confarreate
confarreate
adj
Describing a form of Ancient Roman marriage solemnized with cakes made of far (spelt).
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
confederate
confederate
adj
banded together; allied.
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
noun
(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.
A member of a confederacy.
An accomplice in a plot.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To combine in a confederacy.
conferrable
conferrable
adj
Capable of being conferred
confervales
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
conflagrate
conflagrate
verb
(intransitive) To catch fire.
(transitive) To set fire to something.
conformable
conformable
adj
Having the same shape or form; very similar.
Suitable; compliant.
conformance
conformance
noun
The act of conforming; conformity.
cotransfers
cotransfers
noun
plural of cotransfer
cotransfuse
counterfact
counterfact
noun
A counterfactual.
counterhaft
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
crestfallen
crestfallen
adj
(obsolete, of a horse) Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.
Sad because of a disappointment.
cyanformate
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
deferential
deferential
adj
(anatomy, not comparable) Of, or relating to the vas deferens.
Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
defibrinate
defibrinate
verb
(transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.
defloration
defloration
noun
the act of deflowering
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
defrication
diefenbaker
differentia
differentia
noun
(semantics, logic, taxonomy) A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
dreamingful
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
dwarfnesses
efformation
efformation
noun
(obsolete) The act of giving shape or form; formation.
effranchise
effranchise
verb
Obsolete form of enfranchise.
enfleurages
enfleurages
noun
plural of enfleurage
enforceable
enforceable
adj
Capable of being enforced.
enframement
enframement
noun
That which enframes; a frame.
enfranchise
enfranchise
verb
(property law, England & Wales, historical) to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
To grant freedom from slavery, duty or servitude.
To grant municipal or parliamentary rights to an entity such as a city or constituency.
To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people.
engraftment
engraftment
noun
The act of engrafting, or something engrafted.
fablemonger
fablemonger
noun
One who tells or composes fables.
fairishness
falteringly
falteringly
adv
In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
fanfaronade
fanfaronade
noun
Empty, self-assertive boasting.
verb
To engage in empty, self-assertive boasting.
fantasizers
fantasizers
noun
plural of fantasizer
farawayness
farawayness
noun
The state of being faraway
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinometer
farinometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the viscosity of flour.
farmingdale
fartherance
fartherance
noun
Obsolete form of furtherance.
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
faultfinder
faultfinder
noun
A person who finds fault
favoredness
favoredness
noun
(obsolete) appearance
fearfulness
fearfulness
noun
The quality of being fearful.
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherwing
febricitant
febricitant
adj
(rare, obsolete) Feverish.
noun
(rare, obsolete) One affected with fever.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
federalness
federalness
noun
Quality of being federal.
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fenestrated
fenestrated
adj
(architecture) Having windows
(botany) Having perforations through the leaves or fistulate/hollow/tubular stems/trunks
verb
(surgery) simple past tense and past participle of fenestrate
fermentable
fermentable
adj
Able to ferment or be fermented.
noun
Any substance that can be fermented.
ferricyanic
ferricyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferricyanide
ferrimagnet
ferrimagnet
noun
(physics) Any ferrimagnetic material
ferrocyanic
ferrocyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide
ferromagnet
ferromagnet
noun
(physics) a ferromagnetic material
a magnet made from such material
ferruginate
ferruginean
ferruminate
ferruminate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To solder or unite, as for example metals.
fibroadenia
filagreeing
filagreeing
verb
present participle of filagree
filamentary
filamentary
adj
Of, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.
filigrained
fillagreing
financiered
financiered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of financier
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
fingernails
fingernails
noun
plural of fingernail
fingerstall
fingerstall
noun
A protective cover for the finger; a fingercot.
fireballing
fireballing
adj
(baseball) Tending to pitch fastballs
verb
present participle of fireball
firefanging
firefanging
verb
present participle of firefang
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
firmamental
firmamental
adj
(rare) Of, belonging to, or relating to support or strengthening.
Of, belonging to, or relating to the firmament or heavens; celestial.
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.
flagrancies
flagrancies
noun
plural of flagrancy
flatlanders
flatlanders
noun
plural of flatlander
flaubertian
flavoriness
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
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.
forbearance
forbearance
noun
A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.