(biology) Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
(heraldry) Having a narrow borderline, typically of a specified tincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fimbriate
fimbriatum
fimbricate
fimbricate
adj
(zoology) Fringed, on one side only, by long, straight hairs, like the antennae of certain insects.
fringed; jagged; fimbriate
firemaster
firemaster
noun
(Scotland) The chief of a fire brigade.
(historical) An artillery officer who supervised the composition of fireworks.
firmaments
firmaments
noun
plural of firmament
firstcomer
firstcomer
noun
One who comes first; a person or entity being the first to arrive, or the first in sequence.
florentium
florentium
noun
(chemistry, disused nomenclature) Promethium.
fluidmeter
flurriment
foraminate
foraminate
adj
Having foramina or openings.
formaliter
formations
formations
noun
plural of formation
formatting
formatting
noun
The code in a markup language which determines a document's format.
The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc.
verb
present participle of format
formicated
formicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formicate
forritsome
fortissimi
fortissimo
fortissimo
adv
(music) Indicating that the piece is played very loud.
noun
(music) The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played fortissimo. Abbreviation: ff.
fortuitism
fortuitism
noun
The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.
frameshift
frameshift
noun
A frameshift mutation.
verb
To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
framesmith
framesmith
noun
A maker of frames.
fraternism
fraternism
noun
(obsolete) fraternization
freemartin
freemartin
noun
A female calf, born as twin with a bull calf, but sexually imperfect (often infertile).
Any female animal born sterile or otherwise infertile.
fremituses
frightment
frightment
noun
(obsolete) fear; terror
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
fromenties
fructiform
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
frumenties
frumenties
noun
plural of frumenty
frumentius
fruticetum
fruticetum
noun
A kind of arboretum featuring shrubs and bushes rather than trees.
fulminator
fulminator
noun
One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely
fumatories
fumatories
noun
plural of fumatory
fumatorium
fumatorium
noun
An airtight compartment in which vapour may be generated to destroy germs or insects; especially, the apparatus used to destroy San Jose scale on nursery stock, using hydrocyanic acid vapour.
fumattoria
fumigators
fumigators
noun
plural of fumigator
fumigatory
fumigatory
adj
Having the quality of purifying by smoke.
fumitories
fumitories
noun
plural of fumitory
furmenties
gamotropic
garmenting
garmenting
noun
(archaic) clothing
verb
present participle of garment
gasometric
gasometric
adj
Of or relating to gasometry or gasometrics
gastricism
gastricism
noun
(medicine, dated) Any gastric disorder, such as dyspepsia or indigestion.
geisotherm
geisotherm
noun
Archaic form of geoisotherm.
gematrical
gematrical
adj
gematric
gemitorial
geometries
geometries
noun
plural of geometry
geometrina
geometrine
geometrine
noun
Any moth of the subfamily Geometrinae
geometrise
geometrise
verb
Alternative form of geometrize
geometrize
geometrize
verb
(intransitive) To study or use geometry.
(transitive) To convert to geometrical form.
geometroid
geometroid
noun
Any moth of the superfamily Geometroidea.
geothermic
geothermic
adj
geothermal
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
germinated
germinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of germinate
germinates
germinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of germinate
germinator
germinator
noun
A container in which plants may be germinated
geronomite
glimmerite
glimmerite
noun
(geology) An igneous rock consisting almost entirely of dark mica
goniometer
goniometer
noun
(medicine) An arthrometer (device for measuring the arc or range of mobility of a joint).
A device used to measure the angles of crystals.
A device used to measure the angles of joints commonly used in orthopedics and physical therapy.
A radio direction finder.
goniometry
goniometry
noun
measurement of angles
gourmetism
gourmetism
noun
The habits and attitudes of gourmets; a love of fine food.
grammatics
grammatics
noun
metagrammar
grammatist
grammatist
noun
(historical) A teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece.
A grammarian.
grammatite
grammatite
noun
(mineralogy) tremolite
gravimeter
gravimeter
noun
(physics) A hydrometer.
(physics) An instrument used to measure local variations in the gravitational field.
gravimetry
gravimetry
noun
The measurement of gravity (the strength of the gravitational field).
The measurement of specific gravity; hydrometry.
gristmills
gristmills
noun
plural of gristmill
gromatical
grotianism
haematuria
haematuria
noun
Britain standard spelling of hematuria.
hailstorms
hailstorms
noun
plural of hailstorm
hamacratic
hamacratic
adj
(politics) Forming a harmonious whole from independent parts, as in a federation or commonwealth.
hambergite
hambergite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing beryllium, boron, hydrogen, and oxygen.
hamrongite
hamstrings
hamstrings
noun
plural of hamstring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hamstring
harmotomic
hartmannia
haustorium
haustorium
noun
A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon.
A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
heliometer
heliometer
noun
An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.
heliometry
heliometry
noun
The measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc.
helipterum
hematocrit
hematocrit
noun
(medicine) The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.
(medicine, countable) A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood.
hemielytra
hemipteral
hemipteral
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran.
hemipteran
hemipteran
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous
noun
A hemipter.
hemipteron
hemipteron
noun
Alternative form of hemipteran
hemistater
hemiterata
hemiterata
noun
plural of hemiteras
hemitremor
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
hempstring
hereditism
hereditism
noun
heredity
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
hermetical
hermetical
adj
Alternative form of hermetic
hermitages
hermitages
noun
plural of hermitage
hermitical
hermitical
adj
Pertaining to a hermit; reclusive.
hermitlike
hermitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
hermitries
hermitries
noun
plural of hermitry
hermitship
hermitship
noun
The state of being a hermit.
herniotome
herniotomy
herniotomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical repair of a hernia.
herotheism
herotheism
noun
The worship of a human hero as a god.
hetericism
hetericism
noun
(linguistics, obsolete) Heteric spelling.
heteromeri
heteromita
heterosomi
hexametric
hexametric
adj
Relating to or exhibiting hexameter
highermost
highermost
adj
Uppermost; in the highest position.
himyaritic
himyaritic
Adjective
Himyaric
hinderment
hinderment
noun
(obsolete, regional) hindrance
hindermost
hindermost
adj
hindmost
hippometer
hippometer
noun
An instrument for measuring a horse's height in hands.
hippometry
hipsterism
hipsterism
noun
Something typical of a hipster.
hipness
histograms
histograms
noun
plural of histogram
hithermost
hithermost
adj
(archaic) Nearest to this side.
homoerotic
homoerotic
adj
Arousing a homosexual desire.
Pertaining to homosexual love or desire
humanitary
humanitary
adj
(archaic) humanitarian
humiliator
humiliator
noun
One who humiliates.
humoralist
humoralist
noun
One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in humoralism.
humoristic
humoristic
adj
Pertaining to a humorist or his or her style.
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hydromatic
hyotherium
hystricism
hystricism
noun
A disease of the hair where the hairs stand erect.
iconometer
iconometer
noun
(photography, historical) An early form of viewfinder.
iconometry
iconometry
noun
The measurement of icons and their proportions etc., in religious art.
idemfactor
idiothermy
ignorement
ignorement
noun
(archaic) The act of ignoring something.
illurement
imaginator
imbarkment
imbibitory
imbibitory
adj
(archaic) absorptive
imbittered
imbittered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbitter
imbitterer
imbitterer
noun
One who, or that which, imbitters.
imbreviate
imbricated
imbricated
adj
Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined.
imbroccata
imbroccata
noun
(obsolete) A hit or thrust.
imbruement
imbruement
noun
The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.
imitatress
imitatress
noun
(archaic) A female imitator.
immaterial
immaterial
adj
(figurative) So insubstantial as to be irrelevant.
Having no matter or substance.
immaturely
immaturely
adv
Giving an appearance of immaturity.
Without maturity.
immaturity
immaturity
noun
Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown