(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.
acariform
acariform
noun
Any mite of the superorder Acariformes
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.
acetylfluoride
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
aciform
aciform
adj
Shaped like a needle.
acinaciform
acinaciform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a scimitar.
acinetiform
acinetiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling the Acinetae.
aciniform
aciniform
adj
Full of small kernels like a grape.
Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
noun
A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actiniform
actiniform
adj
Having a radiated form
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
aecidioform
aerifaction
aerifaction
noun
aeration
hyperinflation (of the lungs)
aerification
aerification
noun
Aeration, especially of the soil.
Transformation into air or gas.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
affrication
affrication
noun
(phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound.
africanization
africanization
Noun
The act or process of Africanizing.
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
africanthropus
afroasiatic
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afterreckoning
agariciform
agariciform
adj
Having the form of an agaric
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
alcyoniform
aluminoferric
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
aminoformic
ammocoetiform
amplificator
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonfederative
anticonformist
anticonformist
noun
An advocate of anticonformity
anticonformities
anticonformity
anticonformity
noun
A form of individualism that is an active rejection of conformity
antiferroelectric
antiferroelectric
adj
(physics) Describing a state in which dipoles are arranged antiparallel to adjacent ones, resulting in a net zero polarization
antiferromagnetic
antiferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.
antifriction
antifriction
adj
Reducing or intended to reduce friction.
antifrictional
antifrictional
adj
Synonym of antifriction
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisoporific
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
appersonification
archaeopterygiformes
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
archconfraternity
archconfraternity
noun
(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.
archinformer
archpontiff
archsacrificator
arciferous
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
arciform
arciform
adj
Having the form of a bow (weapon)
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
artifactitious
artifactitious
adj
artifactual
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
ascidiferous
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
asciferous
atactiform
atactiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ataxia.
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
autoreflection
azoformic
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
bacteriform
bacteriofluorescin
baculiferous
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
bathofloric
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
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.
bifollicular
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
birefraction
bombyciform
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
borofluohydric
borofluoric
borowolframic
brachiferous
brachiofacial
brachiofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and the face.
brachiofaciolingual
bracteiform
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiform
brickcroft
brutification
bucciniform
cactiform
cactiform
adj
Resembling a cactus.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
caeciform
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
cafiero
calamiferious
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calamiform
calathiform
calcaneofibular
calcaneofibular
adj
Relating to the calcaneus and fibula.
calcariferous
calcariferous
adj
calciferous
calcariform
calcariform
adj
Having the shape of a spur
calceiform
calceiform
adj
Having the shape of a slipper or shoe
calciferol
calciferol
noun
Vitamin D₃ (C₂₇H₄₄O)
calciferols
calciferols
noun
plural of calciferol
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calciform
calciform
adj
Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
calcioferrite
calcioferrite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
calefactories
calefactories
noun
plural of calefactory
caliciform
caliciform
adj
Having the shape of a cup or calyx.
california
californian
californian
Adjective
Of or relating to California.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.
californiana
californians
californicus
californite
californite
noun
(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
californiums
calorifacient
calorifacient
adj
(physiology, dated) Having or relating to the power of producing heat; applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation.
calorific
calorific
adj
(US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.
(physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
calorifical
calorifical
adj
Archaic form of calorific.
calorifically
calorifically
adv
In a calorific manner
calorification
calorification
noun
The production of heat, especially animal heat.
calorifics
calorifier
calorifier
noun
An apparatus that generates hot water
calorify
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calycifloral
calycifloral
adj
(botany) Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx; applied to a subclass of dicotyledonous plants in the system of the French botanist Candolle.
calyciflorate
calyciflorous
calyciflorous
adj
(botany) calycifloral
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.