(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.
beneficiary
beneficiary
adj
Bestowed as a gratuity.
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
noun
(insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
(law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benzofuryl
benzoylformic
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brazenfacedly
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butteryfingered
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
clanjamfrey
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.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
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
confidentiary
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmedly
confirmedly
adv
In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated.
confraternity
confraternity
noun
(countable) A group with a common interest.
(countable) A religious fraternity or brotherhood.
(uncountable) Brotherly friendship.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
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
crestfallenly
crestfallenly
adv
In a crestfallen manner.
cyanformate
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
decertifying
decertifying
verb
present participle of decertify
defensory
defensory
adj
(archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
noun
(archaic) That which defends.
deferentectomy
deferentectomy
noun
surgical severing of the vas deferens
deferentiality
deferentiality
noun
The quality of being deferential.
deferentially
deferentially
adv
In a deferential manner.
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
defrayment
defrayment
noun
The payment of charges.
dehydroffrozen
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
dehydrofrozen
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
denitrifying
denitrifying
verb
present participle of denitrify
desertifying
desertifying
verb
present participle of desertify
devitrifying
devitrifying
verb
present participle of devitrify
differencingly
differency
differentiability
differentiability
noun
The ability to be differentiated.
differentially
differentially
adv
(mathematics) With regard to differentiation
In a differential manner
differently
differently
adv
(manner) In a different way.
differingly
differingly
adv
In a differing or different way.
dispersonify
dispersonify
verb
To view as impersonal; to see as an object rather than as having personal attributes.
diversifying
diversifying
verb
present participle of diversify
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
efferently
efferently
adv
Outwardly, away from the center.
effervescency
effervescency
noun
(archaic) effervescence
effervescently
effervescently
adv
In an effervescent manner
effervescingly
effervescingly
adv
With effervescence.
efflorescency
efflorescency
noun
Archaic form of efflorescence.
effrontery
effrontery
noun
(countable) An act of insolent and shameless audacity.
(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.
eigenfrequency
eigenfrequency
noun
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
electrifying
electrifying
adj
that electrifies
thrilling or startling
verb
present participle of electrify
electroaffinity
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
embryoniform
embryoniform
adj
(biology) Like an embryo in form.
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
enfrenzy
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
esterifying
esterifying
verb
present participle of esterify
etherifying
etherifying
verb
present participle of etherify
fadmongery
faeryland
faeryland
noun
Alternative form of fairyland
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
falteringly
falteringly
adv
In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
fangotherapy
farawayness
farawayness
noun
The state of being faraway
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
farinosely
farreachingly
fascinery
fauntleroy
fawnery
fearingly
fearingly
adv
With fear; fearfully.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
fellmongery
fellmongery
noun
A fellmonger's place of work.
The trade of a fellmonger.
felonry
felonry
noun
Felons as a group.
The convict population of a penal colony.
fenberry
fenberry
Noun
The cranberry.
ferinely
ferlying
fermentability
fermentability
noun
The condition of being fermentable
fermentatively
fermentatively
adv
In a fermentative manner
With regard to fermentation
fermentatory
fermentatory
adj
Of or relating to fermentation.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
fernery
fernery
noun
A specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns.
An area naturally abundant in ferns.
ferney
fernley
fernley
Proper noun
A ghost town in California
A city in Nevada
ferny
ferny
adj
Covered in or filled with ferns; flanked or surrounded by ferns.
Of, or pertaining to ferns.
Resembling or characteristic of a fern, in appearance, smell, etc.
fernyak
fernyear
ferricyanate
ferricyanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of ferricyanic acid; a ferricyanide.
ferricyanhydric
ferricyanic
ferricyanic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferricyanide
ferricyanide
ferricyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions.
(inorganic chemistry) Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)₆³⁻; used in making blue pigments.
ferricyanogen
ferricyanogen
noun
(chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe₂(CN)₁₂, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrimagnetically
ferrimagnetically
adv
In a ferrimagnetic manner
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.
ferrohydrocyanic
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
ferrying
ferrying
noun
The act by which something is ferried.
verb
present participle of ferry
ferryman
ferryman
noun
(Greek mythology, usually preceded by the) Charon.
A man who operates a ferry.
ferrymen
ferrymen
noun
plural of ferryman
fervency
fervency
noun
The state of being fervent.
fervently
fervently
adv
In a fervent manner.
festoonery
festoonery
noun
That which is festooned; hanging ornamentation.
fibrinogenically
fibrinolyses
fibrinolyses
noun
plural of fibrinolysis
fibrocrystalline
fidejussionary
filamentary
filamentary
adj
Of, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.