(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
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
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
anthrarufin
anthrarufin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone
antifatigue
antifatigue
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fatigue.
antifouling
antifouling
adj
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.
antifungals
antifungals
noun
plural of antifungal
austafrican
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
canafistula
canafistula
noun
The flowering plant Cassia fistula, the golden shower tree.
canafistulo
caustifying
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.
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
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.
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.
conflictual
conflictual
adj
Characterized by conflict
confutation
confutation
noun
The act or process of confuting; refutation.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
cotransfuse
counterfact
counterfact
noun
A counterfactual.
counterhaft
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
entomofauna
entomofauna
noun
insect fauna
factualness
factualness
noun
Factuality.
fantabulous
fantabulous
adj
(slang) Wonderful, marvelous, outstanding. Both fantastic and fabulous.
fatefulness
fatefulness
noun
The quality of being fateful
fatiguingly
fatiguingly
adv
In a fatiguing manner.
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
fatuousness
fatuousness
noun
The characteristic of being fatuous.
faultfinder
faultfinder
noun
A person who finds fault
faunistical
faunistical
adj
Alternative form of faunistic
faustianism
fecundating
fecundating
verb
present participle of fecundate
fecundation
fecundation
noun
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
fecundative
fecundative
adj
That fecundates.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
ferruginate
ferruminate
ferruminate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To solder or unite, as for example metals.
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
filamentule
filamentule
noun
A little filament.
fissuration
fissuration
noun
The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
The condition of having fissures.
flatulences
flatulences
noun
plural of flatulence
flatulently
flatulently
adv
In a flatulent manner or fashion.
flaubertian
flauntiness
flauntiness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being flaunty
flauntingly
flauntingly
adv
In a flaunting manner
flocculants
flocculants
noun
plural of flocculant
fluctuating
fluctuating
adj
Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
noun
A fluctuation.
verb
present participle of fluctuate
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.
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
flustrating
flustrating
verb
present participle of flustrate
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
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.
fortunately
fortunately
adv
In a fortunate manner.
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
fortunation
foundations
foundations
noun
plural of foundation
fountaineer
fountaineer
noun
Someone interested in fountains.
Someone who makes fountains.
fountaining
fountaining
verb
present participle of fountain
fountainlet
fountainlet
noun
A small fountain
fountainous
fountainous
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
frankenmuth
frankfurter
frankfurter
noun
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
frequentage
frequentage
noun
The habit or practice of frequenting.
fruitarians
fruitarians
noun
plural of fruitarian
frustrating
frustrating
adj
Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.
verb
present participle of frustrate
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.
fucoxanthin
fucoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
fulgurantly
fulgurantly
adv
In a fulgurant manner.
fulgurating
fulgurating
verb
present participle of fulgurate
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
fulminating
fulminating
adj
(medicine) Describing any sudden and severe (often fatal) inflammation
verb
present participle of fulminate
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.
fulminurate
fumigations
fumigations
noun
plural of fumigation
funambulant
funambulate
funambulate
verb
(intransitive) To walk on ropes; to tightrope-walk.
funambulist
funambulist
noun
A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
functionals
functionals
noun
plural of functional
functionary
functionary
noun
A paper-pusher, bean counter.
A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.
functionate
functionate
verb
(dated) To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular or appointed business.
fundamental
fundamental
adj
Related to a foundation. base, or basis; serving as a foundation.
essential; extremely important
noun
(music) The lowest partial of a complex tone.
(physics) The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform.
(usually in the plural) A main or major principle, rule, law, etc. which serves as the foundation or basis of a system; an essential part
fundatorial
fundatrices
fundatrices
noun
plural of fundatrix
funereality
fungistatic
fungistatic
adj
That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill off their population.
furfuration
furfuration
noun
The falling of dandruff from the head.
furtherance
furtherance
noun
Advancement or progress.
Promotion.
The act of furthering or helping forward
fustigating
fustigating
verb
present participle of fustigate
fustigation
fustigation
noun
(by extension) a harsh verbal assault
a beating with a club
fustilarian
fustilarian
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) A low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel.
hatefulness
hatefulness
noun
The characteristic of being hateful.
highfalutin
highfalutin
adj
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
noun
(archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
ineffectual
ineffectual
adj
Unable or insufficient to produce effect.
Weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness.
Worthless; ineffective.
infatuating
infatuating
verb
present participle of infatuate
infatuation
infatuation
noun
(obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.
An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
Something which infatuates.
infeudation
infeudation
noun
The act, under the feudal system, of putting someone into possession of a fee or fief; enfeoffment.
influential
influential
adj
Having or exerting influence.
noun
A person who has influence
infortunate
infortunate
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate, unlucky.
infrasutral
infuriately
infuriating
infuriating
adj
Extremely annoying, frustrating or irritating
verb
present participle of infuriate
infuriation
infuriation
noun
(countable) Something that causes extreme anger; an expression or instance of extreme anger.
(uncountable) Extreme anger.
infuscation
infuscation
noun
A dark patch or marking.
The act of darkening.
The state of being dark; obscurity.
insufflated
insufflated
adj
Disseminated by blowing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of insufflate
insufflates
insufflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insufflate
insufflator
insufflator
noun
A form of injector for forcing air into a furnace.
Agent noun of insufflate: a person or device which insufflates.
latifundian
latifundios
latifundium
latifundium
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A great landed estate with absentee ownership and labor often in a state of partial servitude.
malfunction
malfunction
noun
Failure to function.
Faulty functioning.
verb
To fail to function.
To function improperly.
manufaction
manufactory
manufactory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to manufacture.
noun
(archaic) A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.
(archaic) A plant where something is manufactured; a factory.
manufacture
manufacture
noun
(figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.
(horology) A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.
Anything made, formed or produced; product.
The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
verb
(derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.
(transitive) To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.
To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
mundificant
mundificant
adj
(dated) Serving to cleanse and heal.
noun
(dated) A mundificant ointment or plaster.
mutafacient
mutafacient
adj
capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of intracellular agents)
naturecraft
naturecraft
noun
The skills associated with outdoor survival in a natural environment.
nautiliform
nautiliform
adj
Having the spiral form of a nautilus
nitrofurans
nitrofurans
noun
plural of nitrofuran
nonaffluent
nonaffluent
adj
Not affluent.
nonfactious
nonfeatured
nonfeatured
adj
Not featured.
obfuscating
obfuscating
verb
present participle of obfuscate
obfuscation
obfuscation
noun
(computing, uncountable) The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.
(countable) A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp.
(uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
(uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
offuscation
offuscation
noun
Obsolete form of obfuscation.
outfeasting
outfeasting
verb
present participle of outfeast
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
outfloating
outfloating
verb
present participle of outfloat
painfullest
painfullest
adj
superlative form of painful: most painful
panzerfaust
panzerfaust
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Panzerfaust
quantifiers
quantifiers
noun
plural of quantifier
quantifying
quantifying
verb
present participle of quantify
refutations
refutations
noun
plural of refutation
retransfuse
retransfuse
verb
To transfuse again
rubefacient
rubefacient
adj
Making red.
noun
(medicine) A substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin, e.g. by dilating the capillaries.
rubefaction
rubefaction
noun
The act or process of making red.
ruficornate
subaffluent
subaffluent
adj
Between the poverty line and affluence.
subfraction
subfraction
noun
The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components
substantify
substantify
verb
(linguistics) To transform into or treat syntactically as a noun; to make into or use as a substantive.
To endow with a consciousness, will, motivation and independent existence; to give life to; to hypostatize.
To give material form or substance to; to embody.
To reify or hypostatize; to treat something that is fluid or abstract as a static entity without regard to nuance or change in character.
suffixation
suffixation
noun
The process of adding a suffix to a word.
suffocating
suffocating
noun
suffocation
verb
present participle of suffocate
suffocation
suffocation
noun
(countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.
(uncountable) Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.
A child left unattended may die of suffocation.
sulfatizing
sulfonating
sulfonating
verb
present participle of sulfonate
sulfonation
sulfonation
noun
(chemistry) The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfonic acid (-SO₃H) functional group, often by reaction with sulfuric acid at high temperatures