(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
benzoylformic
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
boldfacedly
calefactory
calefactory
adj
warming
noun
(architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calyciflorate
candyflosses
candyflosses
noun
plural of candyfloss
cenospecifically
cerebriformly
cerebriformly
adv
In a cerebriform manner.
certificatory
certificatory
adj
Serving to certify something.
noun
(archaic) A certificate.
chlorophylliferous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
closefistedly
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cockneyfies
cockneyfies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockneyfy
cockneyfy
cockneyfy
verb
(transitive) To make cockney; to vulgarize.
cockneyfying
cockneyfying
verb
present participle of cockneyfy
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
coefficacy
coefficacy
noun
Joint efficacy; an instance of things working together.
coefficiently
coefficiently
adv
In a coefficient manner
coenospecifically
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
coffey
coffey
Proper noun
A city in Missouri.
coffeyville
cokneyfy
colymbriformes
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
comfrey
comfrey
noun
Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically Symphytum officinale.
comfreys
comfreys
noun
plural of comfrey
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
conchyliferous
confectionary
confectionary
adj
Prepared as a confection.
Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.
noun
(dated) A confectioner's shop; a confectionery.
(obsolete) A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.
(obsolete) One who makes confections; a confectioner.
(uncountable, rare) Candy, sweets, taken collectively; confectionery.
A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.
confectionery
confectionery
noun
(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
confectory
confectory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the art of making confectionery.
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
confelicity
confelicity
noun
(rare) Pleasure in another's happiness.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confessedly
confessedly
adv
(archaic) In a way that is generally acknowledged.
Admittedly; by one's own confession.
confessingly
confessingly
adv
So as to confess; by way of confession.
confessionally
confessionally
adv
With regard to religious confession; denominationally, religiously.
confessionary
confessionary
adj
Of or relating to confession.
noun
A confessional.
A manual or guide to making confession.
confessory
confessory
adj
That constitutes a confession
confidency
confidency
noun
Dated form of confidence.
confidentiality
confidentiality
noun
(countable) Something told in confidence; a secret.
(uncountable) The property of being confidential.
confidentially
confidentially
adv
In a confidential manner.
Spoken of in a private manner.
confidentiary
confidently
confidently
adv
In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
confinedly
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confluently
confluently
adv
In a confluent manner
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confraternity
confraternity
noun
(countable) A group with a common interest.
(countable) A religious fraternity or brotherhood.
(uncountable) Brotherly friendship.
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
copyfitter
correctify
correctify
verb
(nonstandard) To correct.
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
coryneform
coryneform
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterefficiency
counterfactually
counterfactually
adv
In a counterfactual way.
counterfallacy
counterfallacy
noun
A fallacy that opposes another fallacy.
counterfeitly
counterfeitly
adv
In a counterfeit way; falsely.
counterfleury
counterfleury
adj
Alternative spelling of counterflory
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterinflationary
counterinflationary
adj
(economics) Counteracting inflation.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
cyanformate
cycadofilicale
cycadofilicales
cycadofilices
cycadofilicinean
cyclodiolefin
cyclodiolefine
cycloolefin
cycloolefin
noun
cycloalkene
cycloolefine
cycloolefinic
cycloolefins
cycloolefins
noun
plural of cycloolefin
cymbaeform
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
cypraeiform
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cypseliformes
cystiferous
cystoflagellata
cystoflagellate
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
defectology
defectology
noun
(in the former Soviet Union) The training of teachers of handicapped children.
deferentectomy
deferentectomy
noun
surgical severing of the vas deferens
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
ecospecifically
edificatory
edificatory
adj
Tending to edification.
efficaciously
efficaciously
adv
in an efficacious manner
efflorescency
efflorescency
noun
Archaic form of efflorescence.
efractory
electroaffinity
enforceability
enforceability
noun
The quality of being enforceable.
enforcedly
enforcedly
adv
In a way that is enforced.
enforcibility
enforcibility
noun
Alternative form of enforceability
enforcingly
enforcingly
adv
So as to enforce.
enforcively
epididymodeferentectomy
ethoxycaffeine
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
factoryville
fallectomy
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
felicitously
felicitously
adv
In a felicitous manner.
felsophyric
femorococcygeal
ferociously
ferociously
adv
In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Intensely or extremely.
ferocity
ferocity
noun
The condition of being ferocious.
ferricyanogen
ferricyanogen
noun
(chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe₂(CN)₁₂, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanate
ferrocyanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of ferrocyanic acid; a ferrocyanide.
ferrocyanhydric
ferrocyanic
ferrocyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide
ferrocyanide
ferrocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The complex ion Fe(CN)₆⁴⁻; any salt containing this ion; they are used in making blue pigments
ferrocyanogen
ferrocyanogen
noun
(chemistry) The tetravalent radical Fe(CN)₆.
ferroelectrically
ferroelectrically
adv
In a ferroelectric manner
With regard to ferroelectricity
ferroelectricity
ferroelectricity
noun
(physics) The electric polarization of a substance (spontaneous presence of a dipole moment) that is analogous to ferromagnetism
ferrohydrocyanic
fibrinogenically
fibrocrystalline
fibrocyte
fibrocyte
noun
An inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen
fibromyectomy
fibromyomectomy
fideicommissary
fideicommissary
noun
(law, ancient Rome) the beneficiary of a fideicommissum.
flamboyance
flamboyance
Noun
The condition of being flamboyant.
A group of flamingos.
flamboyances
flamboyances
noun
plural of flamboyance
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
floccosely
floccosely
adv
In a floccose manner.
flocculency
flocculency
noun
Quality of being flocculent.
flocculently
flocculently
adv
In a flocculent manner.
flouncey
flouncey
adj
Dated form of flouncy.
floyce
focimetry
focimetry
noun
The art or study of measuring the power of lenses.