(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
adiantiform
aerifaction
aerifaction
noun
aeration
hyperinflation (of the lungs)
affableness
affableness
noun
The state or quality of being affable.
affectation
affectation
noun
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
An unusual mannerism.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
affenspalte
afficionado
afficionado
noun
Alternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”)
affiliating
affiliating
verb
present participle of affiliate
affiliation
affiliation
noun
(law) The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity
A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.
The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
affirmances
affirmances
noun
plural of affirmance
affirmation
affirmation
noun
(law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
affixations
affixations
noun
plural of affixation
afflictions
afflictions
noun
plural of affliction
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
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.
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
affrication
affrication
noun
(phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound.
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
afghanistan
aficionadas
aficionadas
noun
plural of aficionada
aficionados
aficionados
noun
plural of aficionado
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
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
aircraftman
aircraftman
noun
A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
airproofing
airproofing
verb
present participle of airproof
alcyoniform
alexishafen
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
alifanfaron
alkalifying
alkalifying
verb
present participle of alkalify
aloofnesses
aloofnesses
noun
plural of aloofness
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluniferous
amentiferae
aminoformic
ammonifying
ammonifying
verb
present participle of ammonify
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.
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
antefebrile
antefebrile
adj
Preceding a fever
anteflected
anteflexion
anteflexion
noun
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
anthrarufin
anthrarufin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone
antifaction
antifanatic
antifanatic
noun
One who opposes fanaticism.
antifascism
antifascism
noun
Opposition to fascism
antifascist
antifascist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of fascism; antifa.
noun
A person opposed to the tenets of fascism.
antifashion
antifashion
adj
Opposed to fashion.
noun
Any fashion that is intentionally contrary to the mainstream.
antifatigue
antifatigue
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fatigue.
antifebrile
antifebrile
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine or substance that counters fever.
antifederal
antifederal
adj
Alternative form of anti-federal
antiferment
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antifoaming
antifoaming
adj
That inhibits the formation of foam
antifoggant
antifoggant
noun
An antifogging agent.
antifogging
antifogging
adj
Preventing fogging (as for example on clear film packaging).
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antiformant
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.
antifreezes
antifreezes
noun
plural of antifreeze
antifungals
antifungals
noun
plural of antifungal
antivenefic
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
antofagasta
antofagasta
Proper noun
A city in northern Chile.
The Antofagasta Province.
The Antofagasta Region.
apocaffeine
apofenchene
apofenchene
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An unsaturated monocyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₁₆.
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
archbuffoon
archfounder
archpontiff
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
arsenofuran
austafrican
avifaunally
awfulnesses
awfulnesses
noun
plural of awfulness
azofication
azoparaffin
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
bafflements
bafflements
noun
plural of bafflement
balefulness
balefulness
noun
The characteristic of being baleful.
balloonfish
balloonfish
noun
The pufferfish; blowfish
banefulness
banefulness
noun
The state or quality of being baneful.
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
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
beamfilling
beanfeaster
beanfeaster
noun
(chiefly Britain) One who takes part in a beanfeast.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
bedeafening
bedeafening
verb
present participle of bedeafen
beefinesses
beefishness
beefishness
noun
The state of being beefish.
befingering
befingering
verb
present participle of befinger
befittingly
befittingly
adv
In a befitting manner
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
befriending
befriending
noun
The process of making friends with somebody.
verb
present participle of befriend
benchfellow
benefaction
benefaction
noun
An act of charity; almsgiving.
An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
benefactive
benefactive
adj
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the linguistic form or case or the semantic role of the beneficiary of an action. Expressed in English as "on behalf of" or "on one's behalf."
noun
A term or sentence element that serves a benefactive role or that is inflected for the benefactive case or a similar case (such as the dative case).
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.
beneficence
beneficence
noun
An act of philanthropy, a kind deed; an act which benefits someone else.
Good or charitable character or behavior.
beneficency
beneficency
noun
beneficence
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.
beneficiate
beneficiate
verb
(mining, obsolete) To reduce (ores).
beneficient
beneficient
adj
(sometimes proscribed) beneficent
benefitting
benefitting
verb
present participle of benefit
benzdifuran
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
bergenfield
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
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.
bilifaction
biofoulings
biofoulings
noun
plural of biofouling
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
blandfordia
blenniiform
blenniiform
noun
Any fish of the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes of blennies.
blindfishes
blindfishes
noun
plural of blindfish
blindfolded
blindfolded
adj
Wearing a blindfold
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blindfold