(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
churnstaff
cienfuegos
cinquefoil
cinquefoil
noun
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
(topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
A potentilla (flower).
coeffluent
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofounding
cofounding
verb
present participle of cofound
cofunction
cofunction
noun
(mathematics) The trigonometric function of the complement of the supplied angle.
(programming) A costatement that takes the form of a function and can accept parameters and return a value.
coiffuring
coiffuring
verb
present participle of coiffure
comournful
confabular
confabular
adj
Of or pertaining to confabulation.
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
conflexure
confluence
confluence
noun
(biology) The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
(computer science, in rewriting systems) A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.
A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.
confounded
confounded
adj
confused, astonished
damned, accursed, bloody
defeated, thwarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confound
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confucians
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confusions
confusions
noun
plural of confusion
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
confutator
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
contentful
contentful
adj
(obsolete) Full of contentment.
Having content.
counselful
counterfix
crucifying
crucifying
verb
present participle of crucify
defunction
defunction
noun
(obsolete) Death.
defunctive
defunctive
adj
(archaic) funereal
diffluence
diffluence
noun
A flowing off on all sides; fluidity.
disulfonic
disulfonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two sulfonic groups
dulcifying
dulcifying
verb
present participle of dulcify
duncifying
duncifying
verb
present participle of duncify
effluences
effluences
noun
plural of effluence
effulgence
effulgence
noun
A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
eurafrican
eurafrican
Adjective
Of or relating to the continents of Europe and Africa combined.
Of European and African descent.
Noun
An African with European ancestors.
Someone of mixed European and African heritage.
facinorous
facinorous
adj
(archaic, formal) Extremely wicked.
faeculence
fancifully
fancifully
adv
In a fanciful manner.
fauconnier
feckulence
fecundated
fecundated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fecundate
fecundates
fecundates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fecundate
fecundator
fernambuck
fettuccine
fettuccine
noun
Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.
flatulence
flatulence
noun
The release of such gas; breaking wind.
The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
flatulency
flatulency
noun
(chiefly dated) flatulence
flaunching
flaunching
noun
A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.
The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
verb
present participle of flaunch
flocculant
flocculant
adj
That flocculates
noun
A flocculating agent
flocculent
flocculent
adj
Covered in a woolly substance; downy.
Flaky.
Flocculated, resembling bits of wool; woolly.
noun
(astronomy) diminutive of flocculent spiral galaxy
flounciest
flounciest
adj
superlative form of flouncy: most flouncy
fluidounce
fluidounce
noun
Alternative form of fluid ounce
fluocerine
foeniculum
folliculin
folliculin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein associated with tumour suppression
(biochemistry) oestrone
fonticulus
fonticulus
noun
(anatomy) The depression just over the top of the breastbone.
A small artificial ulcer produced by caustics or a lancet.
Synonym of fontanelle (“membranous spot on the head of a baby”)
fracturing
fracturing
noun
The act by which something is fractured.
verb
present participle of fracture
franciscus
franciskus
frenchburg
fricandeau
fricandeau
noun
Thinly sliced meat, especially veal, fried or stewed with a sauce; a fricassee.
frontcourt
frontcourt
noun
(basketball) The center and forwards of a team
(basketball) The half of the court where a team's offensive basket is located
frutescent
frutescent
adj
Imperfectly resembling a shrub.
fulcruming
fulminancy
fulminancy
noun
Alternative form of fulminance
fulminuric
fulminuric
adj
Of or pertaining to fulminuric acid or its derivatives.
fulvescent
fulvescent
adj
Becoming fulvous; approaching a tawny colour.
funambulic
functional
functional
adj
(computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
(medicine) Of a disease, such that its symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.
In good working order.
Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture
Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function
noun
(computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
(mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; More precisely: A function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space. An example is the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.
(mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
functioned
functioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of function
functorial
functorial
adj
(category theory) Of or pertaining to a functor
fungaceous
fungaceous
adj
Like a fungus.
fungicidal
fungicidal
adj
Having the ability to destroy or control fungus.
Of, or relating to fungicide.
noun
A fungicide.
fungicides
fungicides
noun
plural of fungicide
fungitoxic
fungitoxic
adj
That is toxic to fungi.
funiculars
funiculars
noun
plural of funicular
funiculate
funiculate
adj
Forming a narrow ridge.
furnaceman
furnaceman
noun
One who operates a furnace in metalworking.
furnacemen
furnacemen
noun
plural of furnaceman
furuncular
furuncular
adj
(rare) Pertaining to furuncles or boils.
furunculus
fuscescent
fuscescent
adj
Somewhat fuscous
genuflects
genuflects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of genuflect
handcuffed
handcuffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handcuff
hemofuscin
inconfused
inconfused
adj
(obsolete) Not confused; distinct.
indifuscin
indifuscin
noun
(organic chemistry) A brown amorphous powder obtained from indican.
infectious
infectious
adj
(informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.
(of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
(pathology, of a person) Able to infect others.
(pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
infectuous
influenced
influenced
adj
Subject to an effect caused by a person or thing outside of the subject's control.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of influence
influencer
influencer
noun
(social media, marketing) A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, and/or political preferences of their online audience by creating and/or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.
A person who or a thing which influences. [from 17th c.]
influences
influences
noun
plural of influence
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of influence
influenzic
influenzic
adj
Of or relating to influenza.
infuscated
infuscated
adj
(zoology) Darkened with a blackish tinge.
kitchenful
kitchenful
noun
As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.
luciferian
luciferian
Noun
An adherent of Luciferianism.
One of the followers of the fourth-century bishop who separated from the orthodox churches because they would not go as far as he did in opposing the Arians.
Adjective
Of or relating to Lucifer; satanic; devilish.
machineful
machineful
noun
Enough laundry to fill a washing machine.
manufactor
microfauna
microfauna
noun
The smallest of the faunal size divisions, including mainly microorganisms but also sometimes applied to the tiniest species of animal groups such as ticks, insects, etc.
munificent
munificent
adj
(of a gift, donation, etc.) Very generous; lavish.
(of a person or group) Very liberal in giving or bestowing.
munifience
neglectful
neglectful
adj
Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.
neufchatel
noctuiform
noctuiform
adj
Having the form of a noctuid moth.
nondefunct
nonfactual
nonfactual
adj
Not factual; false or fictional.
nonfaculty
nonfaculty
adj
Not of or pertaining to faculty.
nonfluency
nonfluency
noun
Lack of fluency; some period of nonfluent speech caused by a stammer, etc.
nonfluidic
nonfluidic
adj
Not fluidic.
nonsurface
nonsurface
adj
Not at or relating to the surface.
nuciferous
nuciferous
adj
Bearing or producing nuts.
nucleiform
nucleiform
adj
(biology) Having the form of a kernel
nuculiform
outfencing
outfencing
verb
present participle of outfence
outfiction
piscifauna
preconfuse
profluence
profluence
noun
(obsolete) Onward flow; current.
(rare) The progression or flow (of time, events etc.).
punchproof
punchproof
adj
Resistant to being punched, or punched through.
punctiform
punctiform
adj
Having the form of a point.
purificant
queencraft
queencraft
noun
Craft or skill in policy on the part of a queen; kingcraft as practised by a female sovereign.
reconfound
reconfound
verb
(transitive) To confound again.
reconfused
reconfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reconfuse
refocusing
refocusing
noun
A change of focus.
verb
present participle of refocus
refulgence
refulgence
noun
the quality of being refulgent; refulgency
refulgency
refulgency
noun
The property of being refulgent.
refunction
refunction
verb
(transitive) To transform (a culture or institution, etc.) in order to promote social change.
romanceful
romanceful
adj
Full of romance.
rufescence
rufescence
noun
The quality of being rufescent; reddishness.
ruficoccin
scornfully
scornfully
adv
In a scornful manner.
scurfiness
scurfiness
noun
The quality or state of being scurfy.
suffection
sufferance
sufferance
noun
(Britain, historical) A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods.
(archaic) Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.
(archaic) Suffering; pain, misery.
(obsolete) Loss; damage; injury.
Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.
sufficient
sufficient
adj
(archaic) Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
(obsolete) Having enough money to meet obligations and live comfortably.
Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.
Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
det
(as pronoun) A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.