Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinacious
farinacious
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of farinaceous
farraginous
farraginous
adj
(now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
fissiparous
fissiparous
adj
(cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
Causing division or fragmenting something.
Factious, tending to break into pieces.
fissuration
fissuration
noun
The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
The condition of having fissures.
flirtatious
flirtatious
adj
(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
Of or pertaining to flirtation.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
floriparous
floscularia
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularism
formularist
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fractiously
fractiously
adv
In a fractious manner.
fractuosity
fractuosity
noun
The state of being fractured; superficial fracture
frustration
frustration
noun
(law) The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to.
A thing that frustrates.
Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
The feeling of annoyance at impassibility from resistance.
fumatoriums
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
fustigatory
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
infusorians
infusorians
noun
plural of infusorian
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.
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
laniflorous
laxiflorous
mammiferous
mammiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having mammae, or (humorous) breasts.
Mammalian.
manniferous
manniferous
adj
Yielding manna.
microfaunas
multifarous
multifloras
multifloras
noun
plural of multiflora
muscariform
muscariform
Adjective
Having the form of a brush.
nefariouses
nefariously
nefariously
adv
In a nefarious manner.
nitrofurans
nitrofurans
noun
plural of nitrofuran
omnifarious
omnifarious
adj
Exceedingly varied.
Of many or all forms, varieties, or kinds.
palmiferous
palmiferous
adj
Bearing palms.
palpiferous
palpiferous
adj
Synonym of palpigerous
pappiferous
pappiferous
adj
Bearing a pappus.
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
quatrefoils
quatrefoils
noun
plural of quatrefoil
ramiflorous
ramiflorous
adj
(botany) Flowering on the branches.
refutations
refutations
noun
plural of refutation
ruficarpous
sacciferous
sacciferous
adj
(biology) Bearing a sac.
sandiferous
saxifragous
saxifragous
adj
(obsolete, medicine) Dissolving bladder stones.
scutatiform
spatuliform
spatuliform
adj
Shaped like a spatula.
subfraction
subfraction
noun
The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components
sulfuration
sulfuration
noun
(chemistry) reaction with sulfur
suprafoliar
tanniferous
tanniferous
adj
Containing or yielding tannin.
tauriferous
transfusion
transfusion
noun
(medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.