(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
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
damselfishes
damselfishes
noun
plural of damselfish
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehumidified
dehumidified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify
dehumidifier
dehumidifier
noun
A device for removing the moisture content from air
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dehumidifies
dehumidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
demichamfron
demifarthing
demythify
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
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
dumfriesshire
dumfriesshire
Proper noun
a historic county in Scotland which was abolished in 1975 and absorbed into Region. Its county town was
famished
famished
adj
Extremely hungry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of famish
fathomed
fathomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fathom
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
fibroenchondroma
firmhearted
flameholder
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flapmouthed
flemished
flemished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flemish
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.
friedheim
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frontoethmoid
fullmouthed
fullmouthedly
handicrafsmen
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
handyframe
headforemost
headforemost
adv
headfirst
headframe
headframe
noun
(mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
hederiform
hederiform
adj
ivy-shaped
hemingford
heredofamilial
hordeiform
humfried
humidfied
humidfies
humidified
humidified
adj
Modified by humidification
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humidify
humidifier
humidifier
noun
A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.
humidifiers
humidifiers
noun
plural of humidifier
humidifies
humidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humidify
humified
humified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humify
hydroformer
hydroformer
noun
(organic chemistry) The industrial plant in which hydroforming takes place
landsmanshaften
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
marshfield
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
mudfishes
mudfishes
noun
plural of mudfish
mythified
mythified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mythify
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.
semifinished
semifinished
adj
Partially finished
semifurnished
shamefaced
shamefaced
adj
Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
shamefacedly
shamefacedly
adv
In a shamefaced manner.
shamefacedness
shamefacedness
noun
The characteristic of being shamefaced.
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
smithfield
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.