(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
facioplegia
facioplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the muscles of the face
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
fagopyrismus
fagopyrismus
noun
Dated form of fagopyrism.
fagopyrum
fangotherapy
fetography
fibrospongiae
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
flagpole
flagpole
noun
A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
verb
(Canada, rare) Exit a country momentarily and reenter. Usually this is done to satisfy immigration requirements.
flagpoles
flagpoles
noun
plural of flagpole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flagpole
flapdragon
flapdragon
noun
A game in which the players snatch raisins out of burning brandy and swallow them blazing.
Any of the raisins in this game.
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
forecatharping
forepaling
foreplanting
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frigotherapy
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
frontpaging
fuciphagous
galeproof
galeproof
adj
Capable of resisting a gale.
gasproof
gasproof
adj
Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow gas in.
glareproof
glareproof
adj
Resistant to glare.
gnatproof
gnatproof
adj
Resistant to gnats.
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
gonfaloniership
gonfaloniership
noun
The role or status of gonfalonier.
graftproof
graftproof
adj
(US politics) Bribeproof.
grapeflower
greaseproof
greaseproof
adj
Resistant to grease.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to grease.
greaseproofness
greaseproofness
noun
The quality of being greaseproof.
greaseproofs
greaseproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greaseproof
infraposing
leapfrog
leapfrog
noun
(chiefly Britain, law, usually attributive) The process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends over. The process is then repeated.
verb
(intransitive) To progress.
(transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
(transitive) To overtake.
(transitive, chiefly Britain, law) To appeal or allow to be appealed (a case) directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
leapfrogged
leapfrogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
leapfrogger
leapfrogger
noun
One who leapfrogs.
leapfrogging
leapfrogging
noun
(economics, business) The idea that small and incremental innovations lead the dominant firm to stay ahead, whereas radical innovations will permit new firms to "leapfrog" the dominant one.
The act of one who leapfrogs.
verb
present participle of leapfrog.
leapfrogs
leapfrogs
noun
plural of leapfrog.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leapfrog
lymphangiofibroma
marriageproof
nonperforating
nonperforating
adj
Not perforating.
opacifying
opacifying
verb
present participle of opacify
outrageproof
overamplifying
overamplifying
verb
present participle of overamplify
perfilograph
perforating
perforating
verb
present participle of perforate
phalangiform
phalangiform
adj
(biology) Resembling a phalanx.
photofluorogram
photofluorogram
noun
(photography) A photograph made by photofluorography
photofluorograph
photofluorograph
noun
An image produced by means of photofluorography.
photofluorographic
photofluorographic
adj
Relating to photofluorography.
photofluorography
photofluorography
noun
(medicine, photography) The photographic recording of fluoroscope images
phytoflagellata
phytoflagellate
phytoflagellate
noun
Any dinoflagellate of the class Phytomastigophorea.
pinguefaction
pinguefaction
noun
A making of, or turning into, fat.
plagueproof
ploughstaff
ploughstaff
noun
(UK) The hind part or handle of a plough.
pontificating
pontificating
verb
present participle of pontificate
preconfiguration
preconfiguration
noun
configuration in advance
prefiguration
prefiguration
noun
A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished.
Something that prefigures.
preflavoring
preforgave
preformulating
preformulating
verb
present participle of preformulate
prefungoidal
pregratification
presignification
presignification
noun
The act of signifying or showing beforehand.
presignificator
profaning
profaning
noun
profanation
verb
present participle of profane
professionalising
professionalising
verb
present participle of professionalise
professionalizing
professionalizing
verb
present participle of professionalize
profilograph
profilograph
noun
An instrument for automatically recording the profile of the ground it traverses.
profitsharing
profligacies
profligacies
noun
plural of profligacy
profligacy
profligacy
noun
(countable) Careless wastefulness.
(uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.
profligate
profligate
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
noun
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
verb
(obsolete) To drive away; to overcome.
profligated
profligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of profligate
profligately
profligately
adv
In a profligate manner.
profligateness
profligateness
noun
The state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.
profligates
profligates
noun
plural of profligate
profligation
profligation
noun
(obsolete) defeat; rout; overthrow
profugate
proliferating
proliferating
verb
present participle of proliferate
prolificating
prolificating
verb
present participle of prolificate
proofreading
proofreading
noun
The act or process by which a document is proofread.
verb
present participle of proofread
prosuffrage
psychofugal
rageproof
rainproofing
rainproofing
verb
present participle of rainproof
salvageproof
saponifying
saponifying
verb
present participle of saponify
scientificogeographical
shrinkageproof
spargefication
spongillaflies
spongillaflies
noun
plural of spongillafly
spongillafly
spongillafly
noun
Any insect in the neuropteran family Sisyridae, whose aquatic larvae feed on freshwater organism such as sponges in the genus Spongilla and bryozoans.
sporangiferous
sporangiferous
adj
Bearing a sporangium.
sporangiform
supergratification
tangleproof
tangleproof
adj
Resistant to tangling.
transferography
transferography
noun
(archaic) The act or process of copying inscriptions etc. by making transfers.
unperforating
warningproof
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind