(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetification
acetification
noun
The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
affectibility
affectibility
noun
The quality or state of being affectible.
affectionally
affectionally
adv
In an affectional manner.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
affirmatively
affirmatively
adv
In an affirming manner.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
africanderism
afrikanderdom
afrikanderism
afterlifetime
aftermarriage
afterplanting
afterripening
afterswarming
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
alveolariform
amelification
amidocaffeine
amidofluoride
ammocoetiform
amplificative
amplificative
adj
amplificatory
angelinformal
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
anteroflexion
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antideflation
antideflation
adj
(economics) Preventing or countering deflation.
antifertility
antifertility
adj
That reduces fertility
contraceptive
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antiflatulent
antiflatulent
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent flatulence.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug with this function.
antiforeigner
antiforeigner
adj
Opposed to foreigners.
antireflexive
antireforming
antireforming
adj
Synonym of antireform
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
aquifoliaceae
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
artificialize
artificialize
verb
(transitive) To render artificial.
asperifoliate
asperifoliate
adj
Alternative form of asperifolious
asperifolious
asperifolious
adj
(botany) Having rough leaves.
autoinfection
autoinfection
noun
The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host.
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balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
beatification
beatification
noun
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
beautifulness
beautifulness
noun
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
befittingness
befittingness
noun
The state or quality of being befitting.
belieffulness
belieffulness
adj
(rare) The state or quality of being beliefful; faithfulness.
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficential
beneficential
adj
Relating to beneficence.
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
beneficiating
beneficiating
verb
present participle of beneficiate
beneficiation
beneficiation
noun
The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal
benzotrifuran
benzoylformic
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
birefringence
birefringence
noun
(physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split.
blenniiformes
blindfoldedly
bloomfieldian
bloomfieldian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1887–1949), American linguist and pioneer of linguistic structuralism.
Noun
A supporter of Leonard Bloomfieldian's linguistic theories.
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
brieflessness
brieflessness
noun
Absence of a legal brief.
buffalofishes
bumblebeefish
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
calamiferious
calcariferous
calcariferous
adj
calciferous
calcioferrite
calcioferrite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
calefactories
calefactories
noun
plural of calefactory
calorifacient
calorifacient
adj
(physiology, dated) Having or relating to the power of producing heat; applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation.
calyciflorate
capitelliform
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
cauldrifeness
cellfalcicula
celluliferous
celluliferous
adj
Bearing or producing little cells.
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugence
centrifugence
noun
The property or quality of being centrifugal.
centrisciform
cephalofacial
cephalofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the head and face.
ceratofibrous
cerebriformly
cerebriformly
adv
In a cerebriform manner.
certificating
certificating
verb
present participle of certificate
certification
certification
noun
A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.
The act of certifying.
The granting of a certificate.
certificative
certificative
adj
That certifies.
certificatory
certificatory
adj
Serving to certify something.
noun
(archaic) A certificate.
cervicofacial
cervicofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and face.
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chieftaincies
chieftaincies
noun
plural of chieftaincy
chieftainries
chieftainries
noun
plural of chieftainry
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chiffonnieres
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
ciconiiformes
circumference
circumference
noun
(geometry) The length of such a line
(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
(graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
(obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To include in a circular space; to bound.
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
circumfluence
circumfluence
noun
A flowing round on all sides; an enclosing with fluid.
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
closefistedly
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
cocculiferous
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
coefficiently
coefficiently
adv
In a coefficient manner
coeffluential
coenospecific
coenospecific
adj
Relating to coenospecies.
coffeeberries
coffeeberries
noun
plural of coffeeberry
coffeegrowing
coffeegrowing
noun
The growing of coffee.
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
colubriformes
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columelliform
columelliform
adj
Having the form of a columella.
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
confarreation
confarreation
noun
(Ancient Rome) A form of marriage in Ancient Rome that was solemnized with cakes made from far (spelt)
confectionary
confectionary
adj
Prepared as a confection.
Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.
noun
(dated) A confectioner's shop; a confectionery.
(obsolete) A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.
(obsolete) One who makes confections; a confectioner.
(uncountable, rare) Candy, sweets, taken collectively; confectionery.
A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.
confectioners
confectioners
noun
plural of confectioner
confectionery
confectionery
noun
(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
confederation
confederation
noun
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.
confederatism
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confederatize
confervoideae
confessionals
confessionals
noun
plural of confessional
confessionary
confessionary
adj
Of or relating to confession.
noun
A confessional.
A manual or guide to making confession.
confessionist
confessionist
noun
One professing a certain faith.
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.