(organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
verb
To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
choreiform
choreiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling chorea.
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
conchiform
conchiform
adj
Shaped like a conch.
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
damfoolish
echiniform
etheriform
etheriform
adj
Having the form of ether.
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
farmhouses
farmhouses
noun
plural of farmhouse
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
fathomable
fathomable
adj
able to be fathomed
fathometer
fathometer
noun
(nautical) A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water.
fathomless
fathomless
adj
(by extension) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless.
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
fishmonger
fishmonger
noun
(Britain) A person who sells fish.
(Britain, rare) A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.
(archaic) A pimp.
flutemouth
flutemouth
noun
The trumpetfish.
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
forehammer
forehammer
noun
A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
foremother
foremother
Noun
A female ancestor.
forthcomer
forthcomer
noun
(archaic) One who comes forth.
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
frogmouths
frogmouths
noun
plural of frogmouth
furomethyl
futhermore
futhermore
adv
Misspelling of furthermore.
hederiform
hederiform
adj
ivy-shaped
heliciform
heliciform
adj
Having the form of a helix; spiral.
hemingford
hemofuscin
hominiform
hominiform
noun
Synonym of hominid
hordeiform
humaniform
humaniform
adj
Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance.
noun
(science fiction) A robot resembling a human.
humorproof
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hyraciform
microfiche
microfiche
noun
A device used to magnify and read these sheets.
A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.
verb
(transitive) To convert (documents) to microfiche format.
misfashion
misfashion
verb
To form or fashion wrongly.
monkfishes
monkfishes
noun
plural of monkfish
moonfishes
moonfishes
noun
plural of moonfish
muttonfish
muttonfish
noun
(Australia) Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.
(chiefly US) Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis, the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus, or the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus.
phenformin
phenformin
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.
phylliform
phylliform
Adjective
leaf-shaped
rheiformes
rhombiform
rhombiform
adj
(geometry) In the shape of a rhombus.
rhymeproof
scyphiform
scyphiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a cup.
shameproof
shameproof
adj
resistant to shame
sheriffdom
sheriffdom
noun
The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
smokeshaft
spathiform
spathiform
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling spar in form.
spheriform
stomachful
stomachful
adj
(obsolete) sullen; obstinate; perverse
noun
As much as one can stomach.
Enough to fill one's stomach.
thalliform
thalliform
adj
Of the form of a thallus.
thencefrom
thencefrom
adv
(obsolete) From that place; therefrom.
thermoform
thermoform
verb
To use a method of shaping, especially for thermoplastics, while hot
thyrsiform
tomfoolish
tomfoolish
Adjective
silly; foolish
trochiform
trochiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like a top shell (family Trochidae).