(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chloralformamide
chloroformed
chloroformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloroform
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demichamfron
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
diffeomorphic
diffeomorphic
adj
(mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
diffeomorphism
diffeomorphism
noun
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dinornithiformes
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
fathomed
fathomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fathom
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
fibroenchondroma
flameholder
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flapmouthed
foreadmonish
foreadmonish
verb
(rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
foremasthand
formaldehyd
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
foulmouthed
foulmouthed
adj
Alternative form of foul-mouthed
foulmouthedly
foulmouthedness
foulmouthedness
noun
The quality or state of being foul-mouthed.
fredholm
freshmanhood
freshmanhood
noun
The state or period of being a freshman.
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frontoethmoid
fullmouthed
fullmouthedly
headforemost
headforemost
adv
headfirst
hederiform
hederiform
adj
ivy-shaped
hemingford
heredofamilial
hordeiform
hydroformer
hydroformer
noun
(organic chemistry) The industrial plant in which hydroforming takes place
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
metaformaldehyde
metaformaldehyde
noun
(chemistry) 1,3,5-trioxane
misfashioned
misfashioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misfashion
mothproofed
mothproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mothproof
osteochondrofibroma
paraformaldehyde
paraformaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) A solid oligomer of formaldehyde that is used as a fumigant, and as a fixative in histology
rutherfordium
rutherfordium
noun
(obsolete) A rejected name for lawrencium.
(obsolete) A rejected name for seaborgium.
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.
sheriffdom
sheriffdom
noun
The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
sheriffdoms
sheriffdoms
noun
plural of sheriffdom
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
theftdom
thermodiffusion
thermodiffusion
noun
(physics) thermal diffusion
thermoformed
thermoformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thermoform
thiefdom
thiefdom
noun
(rare) The fact or practice of thieving; theft.
A place inhabited by thieves, or where thieves are in charge.
