(computing theory) A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
deformational
deformational
adj
Pertaining to, due to, or causing deformation
delirifacient
delirifacient
adj
(medicine) Producing, or tending to produce, delirium.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that tends to cause delirium.
deltafication
deltafication
noun
The formation of a delta or deltas.
denitrificant
densification
densification
noun
The act or process of making or becoming dense.
dentification
dentification
noun
Conversion into dental material or structure
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
dieffenbachia
dieffenbachia
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Dieffenbachia, cultivated as houseplants
diffarreation
diffarreation
noun
(historical) A form of divorce, among the Ancient Romans, in which a cake was used.
differentials
differentials
noun
plural of differential
differentiant
differentiant
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) A binary invariant
differentiate
differentiate
noun
(geology) Something that has been differentiated or stratified.
verb
(education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
(mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
(mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
(transitive, intransitive, often in the passive, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
To make different; to change, modify.
To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
To recognize a distinction or difference between two things.
diffractional
diffractional
adj
Relating to, or caused by diffraction
dignification
dignification
noun
The act of dignifying; exaltation.
disaffections
disaffections
noun
plural of disaffection
disaffirmance
disaffirmance
noun
(law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal.
(law) The act of disaffirming; denial.
disfiguration
disfiguration
noun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
disfranchised
disfranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise
disfranchiser
disfranchiser
noun
One who disfranchises.
disfranchises
disfranchises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfranchise
disinfectants
disinfectants
noun
plural of disinfectant
disqualifying
disqualifying
verb
present participle of disqualify
dissatisfying
dissatisfying
verb
present participle of dissatisfy
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
dulcification
dulcification
noun
The act of dulcifying or sweetening.
dullification
dullification
noun
The process of making something dull or uninteresting.
duplification
dysfunctional
dysfunctional
adj
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
Not performing its proper or intended function.
effectualness
effectualness
Noun
The state or condition of being effectual.
enfranchising
enfranchising
verb
present participle of enfranchise
excarnificate
excarnificate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip (something) of flesh; to excarnate.
fabricational
facetiousness
facetiousness
noun
(countable) The product or result of being facetious.
(uncountable) The state of being facetious
facilitations
facilitations
noun
plural of facilitation
factionalisms
factionalisms
noun
plural of factionalism
factionistism
factorization
factorization
noun
(mathematics) An expression listing items that, when multiplied together, will produce a desired quantity.
(mathematics) The process of creating a list of factors.
A list of factors.
faithlessness
faithlessness
noun
The quality of being faithless.
falconiformes
falsification
falsification
noun
knowingly false statement or wilful misrepresentation
showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong
the act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not
familiarising
familiarising
verb
present participle of familiarise
familiarizing
familiarizing
verb
present participle of familiarize
fanaticalness
fanaticalness
noun
fanaticism
fanfaronading
fanfaronading
verb
present participle of fanfaronade
fantasmagoria
fantasmagoria
noun
Alternative form of phantasmagoria
fantasmagoric
fantastically
fantastically
adv
In a fantastic manner.
To an extent only in fantasy; outrageously; ridiculously.
fantasticness
fantasticness
noun
(obsolete) fantasticalness
faradonervous
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
farrandsville
farreachingly
farseeingness
farseeingness
noun
The quality of being farseeing.
fasciculation
fasciculation
noun
(anatomy, muscles) (toxicology, venoms) An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
A cluster of fascicules
fascinatingly
fascinatingly
adv
In a fascinating manner
fashionmonger
fashionmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
fatheadedness
fatheadedness
noun
The quality of being fatheaded.
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
faticableness
fatigableness
fatigableness
noun
susceptibility to fatigue
fatuitousness
fatuitousness
noun
The quality of being fatuitous.
fatuousnesses
fatuousnesses
noun
plural of fatuousness
faultfindings
faultfindings
noun
plural of faultfinding
faultlessness
faultlessness
noun
The quality of being faultless; the absence of faults.
faunistically
faunistically
adv
In terms of the distribution of animals.
favorableness
favorableness
noun
Alternative spelling of favourableness
feathermonger
featureliness
featureliness
noun
The quality of being featurely.
febricitation
federationist
federationist
noun
An advocate of federationism.
feeblebrained
felicitations
felicitations
intj
Congratulations! Well done!
noun
plural of felicitation
feminizations
feminizations
noun
plural of feminization
fenestellidae
fermentations
fermentations
noun
plural of fermentation
ferricyanogen
ferricyanogen
noun
(chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe₂(CN)₁₂, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
ferrimagnetic
ferrimagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting ferrimagnetism.
ferritization
ferritization
noun
(geology) The formation of soil rich in iron and aluminium oxides with the loss of silica
ferroaluminum
ferroaluminum
noun
Alternative form of ferroaluminium
ferrocyanogen
ferrocyanogen
noun
(chemistry) The tetravalent radical Fe(CN)₆.
ferromagnetic
ferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting ferromagnetism.
ferrotitanium
ferrotitanium
noun
An alloy of iron with 15-45% titanium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
ferrovanadium
ferrovanadium
noun
An alloy of iron and up to 55% vanadium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
ferruginating
ferrugination
ferrugination
noun
(pathology) A deposition of minerals (typically containing iron) on the walls of blood vessels
ferruminating
ferruminating
verb
present participle of ferruminate
ferrumination
ferrumination
noun
(obsolete) The soldering or uniting of metals.
fertilisation
fertilisation
noun
(chiefly British spelling) alternative spelling of fertilization
fertilization
fertilization
noun
The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; especially, the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants
The act or process of rendering fertile.
fetishization
fetishization
noun
The act or process of fetishizing.
fetoplacental
fetoplacental
adj
Of or pertaining to both the fetus and the placenta.
feudalisation
feudalisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of feudalization
feudalization
feudalization
noun
The introduction of a feudal system.
fibrillations
fibrillations
noun
plural of fibrillation
fibrinokinase
fibromembrane
fibrospongiae
fictionalized
fictionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fictionalize
fictionalizes
fictionalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fictionalize
fiddlebrained
finalizations
finalizations
noun
plural of finalization
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
firmisternial
firnification
firnification
noun
The production of firn by recrystallization of old snow
firnismalerei
fiscalization
fiscalization
noun
The process of fiscalizing.
fissiparation
fissiparation
noun
Alternative form of fissipation
fistulization
fistulization
noun
(medicine) The formation of a fistula.
flagellantism
flagellantism
noun
The act of whipping oneself, typically for religious penance or for sexual excitement
flagellations
flagellations
noun
plural of flagellation
flamboyantism
flamboyantize
flannelflower
flannelleaves
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
flatulentness
flavopurpurin
flavopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,6-trihydroxyanthraquinone
flavorfulness
flavorousness
floccillation
floccillation
noun
(rare) Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.
florianopolis
florification
florification
noun
The act, process, or time of flowering; florescence.
fluctuational
fluctuational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from fluctuation(s)
fluoaluminate
fluocarbonate
fluoridations
fluoridations
noun
plural of fluoridation
fluorinations
fluorinations
noun
plural of fluorination
fluorocarbons
fluorocarbons
noun
plural of fluorocarbon
fluotantalate
foecunditatis
foetalization
foetalization
noun
The persistence of foetal characteristics in an adult.
fonctionnaire
fontainebleau
fontainebleau
Proper noun
A town in the metropolitan area of Paris, France, home to a royal French palace
fontinalaceae
foolhardiness
foolhardiness
noun
The quality of being foolhardy.
foraminiferal
foraminiferal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the foraminifers; foraminiferous
foraminiferan
foraminiferan
noun
(zoology, paleontology) An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.
foreassurance
forecastingly
forecastingly
adv
So as to forecast or predict.
forecastleman
forecastleman
noun
A crew member whose station is the forecastle, or whose quarters are below it.
forecastlemen
forecastlemen
noun
plural of forecastleman
foregathering
foregathering
verb
present participle of foregather
forensicality
forensicality
noun
The quality of being forensic; a forensic approach or attitude.
foreordaining
foreordaining
verb
present participle of foreordain
foreordinated
foreordinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreordinate
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
forestallment
forestallment
noun
The act or process of forestalling; a delay; hinderance; prevention; aversion.
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
formalisation
formalisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of formalization