(organic chemistry) Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester
etherification
etherification
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of making an ether, especially the removal of alcohols from petroleum products by reacting with sulfuric acid.
ethoxycaffeine
exflagellation
exflagellation
noun
The protrusion or formation of flagella by a protozoon.
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
fablemongering
facelessnesses
facinorousness
facinorousness
noun
(rare, formal) extreme wickedness
factitiousness
factitiousness
noun
The quality of being factitious.
factorizations
factorizations
noun
plural of factorization
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
faithfulnesses
faithfulnesses
noun
plural of faithfulness
fallaciousness
fallaciousness
noun
The property of being fallacious.
falsifications
falsifications
noun
plural of falsification
fantasticality
fantasticality
noun
Anything that is fantastical.
The quality of being fantastical.
fantastication
fantastication
noun
The process of making fantastical.
farfetchedness
farfetchedness
noun
The quality of being far-fetched.
farsightedness
farsightedness
noun
(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.
fascintatingly
fascistization
fascistization
noun
(fascism) The process of making or becoming fascist.
fashionability
fashionability
noun
Fashionableness.
fashionmonging
fastidiousness
fastidiousness
noun
The quality of being fastidious.
fastiduousness
fatherlessness
fatherlessness
noun
The state or quality of being fatherless (not having a (living) father).
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
fathomlessness
fathomlessness
noun
The state or condition of being fathomless.
favourableness
favourableness
noun
The state or condition of being favourable.
fearlessnesses
fearlessnesses
noun
plural of fearlessness
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
featherbrained
featherbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of feather-brained
federalisation
federalisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of federalization.
federalization
federalization
noun
The assumption of control or authority by a federal government.
The unification of states to form a federal union.
femororotulian
fermentability
fermentability
noun
The condition of being fermentable
fermentatively
fermentatively
adv
In a fermentative manner
With regard to fermentation
ferrimagnetism
ferrimagnetism
noun
(physics) a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Neel temperature)
ferromagnesian
ferromagnesian
adj
That contains both iron and magnesium
ferromagnetism
ferromagnetism
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby certain substances can become permanent magnets when subjected to a magnetic field.
ferromanganese
ferromanganese
noun
An alloy, of iron and manganese, used in the manufacture of steel
fertilizations
fertilizations
noun
plural of fertilization
fibrinoplastic
fibrinoplastic
adj
Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought in contact with fibrinogen.
fibrinoplastin
fibrinoplastin
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin.
fibrocarcinoma
fibrocarcinoma
noun
(pathology) A fibroblastic carcinoma
fibrochondroma
fibronucleated
fictionalizing
fictionalizing
verb
present participle of fictionalize
fictionisation
fictionization
fictionization
noun
The process of making something into fiction.
fidejussionary
figurativeness
figurativeness
noun
The property of being figurative.
filibranchiate
filipinization
filterableness
fimbriodentate
finlandization
finlandization
Noun
The influence of a larger, more powerful sovereign state on the policies of a smaller, neighboring sovereign state.
finsteraarhorn
fissidentaceae
fissionability
fissionability
noun
The quality or degree of being fissionable.
fissipalmation
flabbergasting
flabbergasting
adj
Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.
verb
present participle of flabbergast
flabellinerved
flabellinerved
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having many nerves diverging radiately from the base.
flagitiousness
flagitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being flagitious; wickedness, infamy.
flamandization
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flatfootedness
flatfootedness
noun
The quality of being flatfooted.
flatteringness
flatteringness
noun
The quality of being flattering.
flavorlessness
flavorlessness
noun
The state or condition of being flavorless; lack of flavor.
flavorsomeness
flavorsomeness
noun
The quality of being flavorsome.
flirtationless
flirtationless
adj
Without flirtation.
flossification
fluidification
fluidification
noun
The process, or the result, of fluidifying.
fluoridisation
fluoridization
fluoridization
noun
Synonym of fluoridation
fluviovolcanic
foliaceousness
foliaceousness
noun
The quality of being foliaceous.
fontinalaceous
foolheadedness
footmenfootpad
foraminiferous
foraminiferous
adj
Having small openings, or foramina.
Pertaining to, or composed of, Foraminifera.
forbearingness
forbearingness
noun
The quality of being forbearing.
foreaccounting
forecatharping
forehandedness
forehandedness
noun
Action taken in advance.
Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness.
Wealth, the quality of having sufficient possessions to live comfortably.
foreignization
foreignization
noun
(translation studies) The act of foreignizing a text.
The process of making something foreign.
foreordainment
foreordainment
noun
The quality of being foreordained; ordainment of an outcome in advance.
foreordinating
foreordinating
verb
present participle of foreordinate
foreordination
foreordination
noun
Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.
forerevelation
forgivableness
formalizations
formalizations
noun
plural of formalization
formidableness
formidableness
noun
The quality of being formidable.
fortifications
fortifications
noun
plural of fortification
foundationally
foundationally
adv
In a foundational manner.
foundationless
foundationless
adj
Without foundation; unfounded.
foursquareness
fractionalized
fractionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fractionalize
fragmentations
fragmentations
noun
plural of fragmentation
fragmentitious
frangibilities
frangibilities
noun
plural of frangibility
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankheartedly
frankheartness
fraternisation
fraternisation
noun
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of fraternization
fraternization
fraternization
noun
(chiefly US, derogatory) any type of disallowed, supposedly unethical and unprofessional, social or intimate contact between employees, especially between different gender, class or rank.
Having a friendly relationship with the enemy.
The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
fraudulentness
fraudulentness
noun
(rare) fraudulence
freehandedness
freehandedness
noun
The quality or state of being freehanded.
fringillaceous
fringillaceous
adj
(zoology) Relating to the finches or Fringillidae.
frontoparietal
frontoparietal
adj
(anatomy) frontal and parietal (relating to such bones or lobes)
noun
The frontal bone and parietal bone considered as a unit
frontotemporal
frontotemporal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal bones or lobes
fructification
fructification
noun
(botany) The act of forming or producing fruit; the act of fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit; fecundation.
(botany) The collective organs by which a plant produces its fruit, or seeds, or reproductive spores.
functionalized
functionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of functionalize
fundamentalism
fundamentalism
noun
(by extension) A rigid conformity to any set of basic tenets.
(finance) The belief that fundamental financial quantities are the best predictor of the price of a financial instrument.
(religion) The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.
fundamentalist
fundamentalist
noun
(Christianity) Originally referred to an adherent of an American Christian movement that began as a response to the rejection of the accuracy of the Bible, the alleged deity of Christ, Christ's atonement for humanity, the virgin birth, and miracles.
(derogatory) A fundamentalist Christian.
(finance) A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.
One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
fundamentality
fundamentality
noun
The state or quality of being fundamental.
gelatification
gelatification
noun
The formation of gelatin.
gelatiniferous
gelatiniferous
adj
Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
gemeinschaften
generification
generification
noun
(archaic) generalization
(computing) The process of making generic; conversion to use generics.
gentrification
gentrification
noun
(urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.
Hypernym: embourgeoisement
gesellschaften
glanduliferous
glanduliferous
adj
Bearing glandules.
glauconiferous
glauconiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Composed of glauconite
glorifications
glorifications
noun
plural of glorification
glucofrangulin
gonfalonierate
gracefulnesses
gracefulnesses
noun
plural of gracefulness
graminifolious
graminifolious
adj
(botany) Bearing leaves that resemble blades of grass.
grandfatherish
grandfatherish
adj
grandfatherly
gratefulnesses
gratefulnesses
noun
plural of gratefulness
gratifications
gratifications
noun
plural of gratification
grossification
grossification
noun
(botany) The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization.
The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so.
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
handicraftship
handicraftship
noun
The skill or art of making handicrafts.
handicraftsman
handicraftsman
noun
A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
hardfistedness
hardfistedness
noun
The quality of being covetous or niggardly.
hatefullnesses
highfalutinism
highfalutinism
noun
highfalutin language or behaviour
humanification
humanification
noun
The process or result of humanifying.
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
hyperinflation
hyperinflation
noun
(economics) A very high rate of inflation.
identification
identification
noun
(broadly, often) The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.
(countable) A particular instance of identifying something.
(strictly) The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing).
A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging towards somebody or something.
The state of being identified.
immanifestness
immanifestness
noun
The quality of being immanifest.
inartificially
inartificially
adv
In a way that is not artificial.
indefinability
indefinability
noun
The quality of being indefinable.
indemnificator
indemnificator
noun
(rare) One who indemnificates; indemnifier
indifferential
ineffectuality
ineffectuality
noun
The state or condition of being ineffectual.
infallibleness
infallibleness
noun
The quality of being infallible.
infalsificable
infalsificable
adj
(archaic) uncounterfeitable (of South American paper money)