(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
antipacifists
antipacifists
noun
plural of antipacifist
antisoporific
caprification
caprification
noun
A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction.
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
duplification
fetoplacental
fetoplacental
adj
Of or pertaining to both the fetus and the placenta.
frictionproof
frictionproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by friction.
frontispieced
frontispieced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frontispiece
frontispieces
frontispieces
noun
plural of frontispiece
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
imperfections
imperfections
noun
plural of imperfection
imperfectness
imperfectness
noun
The state of being imperfect.
interspecific
interspecific
adj
(biology) Existing or occurring between different species
occurring among members of different species; interspecies
intraspecific
intraspecific
adj
Occurring among members of the same species.
mynpachtbrief
nonpacifistic
nonperfection
nonperfection
noun
Lack of perfection; imperfection.
nonproficient
nonproficient
adj
Not proficient.
opacification
opacification
noun
The action of making something opaque or cloudy
pacifications
pacifications
noun
plural of pacification
palmification
palsification
palsification
noun
The development of palsy.
pectiniferous
perfectionate
perfectionate
verb
(transitive, now rare) To make perfect or complete; to perfect.
perfectionism
perfectionism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.
An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
perfectionist
perfectionist
adj
(philosophy) Inclined or related to perfectionism.
Demanding perfection; being a perfectionist; imposing overly high standards.
noun
(US, historical) One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H. Noyes (1811-86), which settled at Oneida in 1848, holding that the gospel if accepted secures freedom from sin.
(philosophy, now rare) Someone who thinks that religious or moral perfection can be attained in this life.
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
perfectionize
perfectionize
verb
(intransitive) To be a perfectionist.
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To bring to perfection; to perfect.
perfectnesses
perfectnesses
noun
plural of perfectness
perfectuation
perfunctorily
perfunctorily
adv
In a perfunctory manner, without interest or concern for quality.
perfunctorize
perfuncturate
petrifactions
petrifactions
noun
plural of petrifaction
petrification
petrification
noun
(figurative) obduracy; callousness
sheer terror; great fright
the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
pinguefaction
pinguefaction
noun
A making of, or turning into, fat.
playcraftsman
plebification
plebification
noun
Making plebeian; vulgarizing.
plumification
plurification
pontificality
pontificality
noun
The state and government of the pope; the papacy.
pontificating
pontificating
verb
present participle of pontificate
pontification
pontification
noun
The act of pontificating
pontificially
pontificially
adv
Obsolete form of pontifically.
postinfective
postinfective
adj
Relating to postinfection
preaffliction
precertifying
precertifying
verb
present participle of precertify
preconfinemnt
preconformity
preconformity
noun
conformity in advance
prefunctional
prefunctional
adj
Not yet functional.
preinflection
preinfliction
preneglectful
presanctified
presanctified
adj
(Christianity) Sanctified in advance: applied to the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, a liturgical service of the Byzantine Rite, performed on the weekdays of Great Lent wherein communion is received from Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) that are consecrated in advance.
prescientific
prescientific
adj
(rare) Exhibiting or relating to prescience; prescient.
Prior to the development of modern science.
presufficient
proconformity
prolificating
prolificating
verb
present participle of prolificate
prolification
prolification
noun
(dated) The generation of young.
(dated, botany) Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemmae.
proscientific
prosification
prosification
noun
The process of prosifying.
pulpification
pulpification
noun
The process of pulpifying.
punctureproof
punctureproof
adj
Resistant to being punctured.
purifications
purifications
noun
plural of purification
putrefactions
putrefactions
noun
plural of putrefaction
specificating
specificating
verb
present participle of specificate
specification
specification
noun
An act of specifying.
An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
spifflication
spifflication
noun
Alternative spelling of spiflication
sporification
sporification
noun
(biology) The formation of spores.
spumification
stupefactions
stupefactions
noun
plural of stupefaction
superfunction
superfunction
noun
(mathematics) An iterated function for complexified continuous iteration index.
The action of some organ in excess of what is normal.