(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
archboutefeu
archbuffoon
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacciform
bacciform
adj
Having the form of a berry.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backfold
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
backoff
backoff
noun
(computing) The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken.
(surfing) The situation where an incoming wave passes from shallower water to a deeper area, making the wave less steep and potentially unsurfable.
bacteriform
bacteriofluorescin
baculiferous
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
bancroft
bancroft
Proper noun
A city in Idaho
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A village in Michigan
A village in Nebraska
A town in Ontario, Canada
A town in South Dakota
A town in West Virginia
A in Wisconsin
banecroft
barcroft
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
bathofloric
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beatification
beatification
noun
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
becafico
beccafico
beccafico
noun
A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.
beccaficoes
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
beckford
becoiffed
becoiffed
adj
Having the hair arranged in a coif.
beflounce
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
befrounce
benchfellow
benefaction
benefaction
noun
An act of charity; almsgiving.
An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
beneficiation
beneficiation
noun
The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal
benzoylformic
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
bifocal
bifocal
adj
(of a correcting lens) Divided into two parts, one of which corrects for distance vision and the other for near vision
(optics) Having two focal lengths
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bifollicular
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bifurcous
bifurcous
adj
bifurcate
bilifaction
bilification
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
birefraction
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blackford
bocstaff
boldface
boldface
adj
Synonym of boldfaced
noun
(typography) A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.
verb
To print or write in a boldfaced font.
boldfaced
boldfaced
adj
(typography) Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
Impudent, brazen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boldface (to print or write in a bold manner)
boldfacedly
boldfacedness
boldfaces
boldfaces
noun
plural of boldface
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boldface
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bombyciform
bonchief
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
bonification
bonification
noun
The paying of a bonus (especially in relation to taxes).
bookcraft
bookcraft
noun
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
borofluohydric
borofluoric
borowolframic
bouffancy
bouffancy
noun
The quality of being bouffant.
brachiferous
brachiofacial
brachiofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and the face.
brachiofaciolingual
bracteiform
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiform
breechesflower
brickcroft
brutification
bucciniform
buffaloback
buffaloback
noun
The back of a buffalo
buffcoat
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
calcaneofibular
calcaneofibular
adj
Relating to the calcaneus and fibula.
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
cambiform
cambiform
adj
(botany) Resembling the cells of the cambium.
camouflageable
camouflageable
adj
Capable of being camouflaged.
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboncliff
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carbonification
carbonification
noun
(geology) The conversion of organic plant matter into coal over time in the absence of air.
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
cellulofibrous
ceratofibrous
cerebriform
cerebriform
adj
Resembling the outer surface of the brain
cerebriformly
cerebriformly
adv
In a cerebriform manner.
chamberfellow
chifferobe
chifferobe
noun
Alternative spelling of chifforobe
chifforobe
chifforobe
noun
A piece of furniture consisting of a wardrobe combined with a chest of drawers
chifforobes
chifforobes
noun
plural of chifforobe
chiffrobe
chlorofluorocarbon
chlorofluorocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
cibophobiafood
clofibrate
clofibrate
noun
(pharmacology) A compound C₁₂H₁₅ClO₃ used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood.
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
clubfellow
clubfellow
noun
A fellow member of a club.
clubfoot
clubfoot
noun
(medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.
clubfooted
clubfooted
adj
Having a clubfoot.
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
cobblerfish
cobblerfish
noun
Any of various catfish.
Trachinotus carolinus
cobelief
cobloaf
cobriform
cobriform
adj
Shaped like a cobra.
codifiability
codifiability
noun
The ability to structure information or knowledge into a code, or set of rules; ability to codify.
coffeeberries
coffeeberries
noun
plural of coffeeberry
coffeeberry
coffeeberry
noun
A shrub with glossy green leaves and bright red fruits that look like those of the coffee tree, native to the far western edge of North America, from Oregon to Baja California, Frangula californica
coffeebush
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
colubriformes
colubriformia
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
colymbiform
colymbriformes
combfish
combfish
noun
An Australasian wrasse, Coris picta, having a comb-like stripe
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
combflower
comfortabilities
comfortabilities
noun
plural of comfortability
comfortability
comfortability
noun
Synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”)
Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”)