(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.
borofluohydric
chlorophylliferous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chylificatory
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
conchyliferous
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
dehydroffroze
dehydroffrozen
dehydrofreeze
dehydrofreeze
verb
To preserve food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
dehydrofroze
dehydrofrozen
dihdroxycholecalciferol
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
factoryship
fairyhood
fairyhood
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
fangotherapy
farforthly
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
felsophyre
felsophyric
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanhydric
ferrohydrocyanic
ferryhouse
ferryhouse
noun
A building on the shore beside the departure point of a ferry, where passengers may purchase tickets etc.
fetography
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.
fisherboy
fisherboy
noun
A boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.
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.).
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
flourishingly
flourishingly
adv
In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
flourishy
flourishy
adj
flourishing; characterised by flourishes
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
fluorhydric
fluorhydric
adj
Alternative form of fluohydric
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
forefatherly
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
forehatchway
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
forethoughtfully
forethoughtfully
adv
With forethought.
forhooy
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
forsyth
forsyth
Proper noun
A city in Georgia, USA
A city in Montana, USA
forsythe
forsythe
Proper noun
A Scottish and Northern Irish surname from the Gaelic Fearsithe meaning "man of peace".
forsythia
forsythia
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
forsythias
forsythias
noun
plural of forsythia
forthby
forthby
adv
Obsolete form of forby.
forthrightly
forthrightly
adv
In a forthright manner
forthy
forthy
adv
(obsolete) For this, for this reason; on this account.
(obsolete) Therefore.
conj
Because, for sake, forwhy, since.
fortnightly
fortnightly
adj
occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
adv
once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
noun
A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).
fortyish
fortyish
adj
About forty years old.
Close to the number forty
num
Any number close to forty.
forwhy
forwhy
conj
(obsolete) Because; for the reason that.
fotheringhay
fourteenthly
fourteenthly
adv
In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row.
fourthly
fourthly
adv
In the fourth place; fourth in a row.
frigotherapy
frothily
frothily
adv
In a frothy way.
frothy
frothy
adj
(business) Highly speculative; having high risk and high return.
(figurative) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
noun
(Australia, slang, chiefly in the plural) A serving of beer.
froughy
froughy
adj
(UK, dialect, archaic) Loose, spongy, or easily broken.
furomethyl
halfhourly
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
hayfork
hayfork
noun
A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
hectocotyliferous
heresyproof
heroify
heroify
verb
To raise someone to the status of a hero by overlooking the person's flaws.
historify
historify
verb
To record in or as history.
honeyflower
honorifically
honorifically
adv
In an honorific manner.
hornify
hornify
verb
(transitive) To make horny, or like horn in texture; to harden.
(transitive, colloquial) To make horny; to excite sexually; to arouse.
(transitive, obsolete) To horn; to cuckold.
horrifically
horrifically
adv
In a horrific manner.
horrifiedly
horrifiedly
adv
In a horrified manner.
horrify
horrify
verb
To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
horrifying
horrifying
adj
Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
verb
present participle of horrify
horrifyingly
horrifyingly
adv
In a horrifying manner
horsefly
horsefly
noun
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
horseplayful
horseplayful
adj
Engaging in horseplay.
horsify
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
humidityproof
hurryproof
hydatidiform
hydatidiform
adj
Resembling a hydatid.
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hydriform
hydriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form or structure of a hydra.
hydroborofluoric
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydroferricyanic
hydroferricyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
hydroferrocyanate
hydroferrocyanic
hydroferrocyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from hydrogen, ferrous iron, and cyanogen.
hydrofluate
hydrofluate
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A supposed compound of hydrofluoric acid and a base; a fluoride.
hydrofluoboric
hydrofluoric
hydrofluoric
adj
(chemistry) Containing hydrogen and fluorine.
hydrofluorid
hydrofluoride
hydrofluoride
noun
(chemistry) A compound of hydrofluoric acid with an organic base such as an amine
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydrofluosilicic
hydrofluozirconic
hydrofoil
hydrofoil
noun
(nautical) A vessel equipped with such a device.
(nautical) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.
verb
(nautical) To operate or use or ride atop a hydrofoil wing on a hull so equipped.
hydrofoils
hydrofoils
noun
plural of hydrofoil
hydroformer
hydroformer
noun
(organic chemistry) The industrial plant in which hydroforming takes place
hydroforming
hydroforming
noun
(engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means of high-pressure hydraulic fluid
(organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydrofuge
hydrofuge
adj
Describing a hair pile made of very many tiny, closely-spaced hairs, forming a hydrophobic surface on the bodies of certain insects.
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hydrosulfate
hydrosulfate
noun
(chemistry) Any sulfate of an organic base
hydrosulfide
hydrosulfide
noun
(chemistry) Any compound formally derived from hydrogen sulfide by replacing one hydrogen atom with a metal or other radical; a thiol or mercaptan.
(chemistry) The HS⁻ anion.
hydrosulfite
hydrosulfite
noun
(chemistry) dithionite
hydrosulfurous
hydrosulfurous
adj
hyposulfurous
hyeniform
hymeniferous
hyperconfidence
hyperconfident
hyperconfident
adj
Extremely confident.
hyperconfidently
hyperconformist
hyperconformity
hyperconformity
noun
Excessive conformity
hyperdeification
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfastidiously
hyperfastidiousness
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
hyperfocal
hyperfocal
adj
(photography) Describing the distance on which a camera must be focused in order to achieve the maximum depth of field
hyperform
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
hyperfunctional
hyperfunctional
adj
Having, or characterised by, increased function
hyperfunctionally
hyperfunctioning
hyperfunctioning
noun
Excessive functioning
hyperinflation
hyperinflation
noun
(economics) A very high rate of inflation.
hyperperfection
hypocrateriform
hypocrateriform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a salver.
hyposulfurous
hyposulfurous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hyposulfurous acid or its derivatives.