(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
alkylarylsulfonate
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
anticonformity
anticonformity
noun
A form of individualism that is an active rejection of conformity
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antiinflammatory
antiinflammatory
adj
Uncommon spelling of anti-inflammatory.
apterygiformes
archaeopterygiformes
archconfraternity
archconfraternity
noun
(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.
biformity
biformity
noun
A double form.
calefactory
calefactory
adj
warming
noun
(architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
calyciflorate
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
certificatory
certificatory
adj
Serving to certify something.
noun
(archaic) A certificate.
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
chylificatory
classificatory
classificatory
adj
Serving to classify.
comfortability
comfortability
noun
Synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”)
Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”)
comfortably
comfortably
adv
Easily; without effort or difficulty.
In a comfortable manner.
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
confabulatory
confabulatory
adj
colloquial
confabulating (fabricating)
conversational
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.
confidentiary
configurationally
configurationally
adv
With regard to a configuration
confirmability
confirmability
noun
The state or property of being capable of being confirmed.
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmatorily
confirmatorily
adv
So as to confirm something.
confirmatory
confirmatory
adj
Serving to confirm something.
confirmity
confiscatory
confiscatory
adj
Using confiscation
conflagratory
conflagratory
adj
That tends to produce conflagration; inflammatory
conflictory
conflictory
adj
(rare) conflicting
conformability
conformability
noun
conformableness
conformationally
conformationally
adv
(chemistry) With respect to the conformation of a molecule
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
confraternity
confraternity
noun
(countable) A group with a common interest.
(countable) A religious fraternity or brotherhood.
(uncountable) Brotherly friendship.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
copyfitter
correctify
correctify
verb
(nonstandard) To correct.
corticifugally
corticifugally
adv
In a corticifugal manner.
cotyliform
cotyliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a cup.
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.
countrify
countrify
verb
(transitive) To make rural or rustic.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
cribriformity
cribriformity
noun
The condition of being cribriform
cruciformity
cryptoinflationist
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
crystalliform
crystalliform
adj
In the form of a crystal.
cyanformate
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cystiferous
cystiform
cystiform
adj
Resembling a cyst
cystofibroma
cystofibroma
noun
(pathology) A fibroma containing cysts
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
defamatory
defamatory
adj
damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
deferentectomy
deferentectomy
noun
surgical severing of the vas deferens
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
defibrillatory
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.
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
deiformity
deiformity
noun
(obsolete) Resemblance to deity.
diatrymiformes
difformity
difformity
noun
(obsolete) irregularity or diversity of form; lack of uniformity
discomfortably
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
disconformity
disconformity
noun
(geology) A type of unconformity in which erosion or lack of deposition has occurred between two parallel sedimentary strata.
(religion) nonconformity
disformity
disformity
noun
Discordance or diversity of form; dissimilarity.
disinflationary
disinflationary
adj
(economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
dissatisfactorily
dissatisfactory
dissatisfactory
adj
Causing dissatisfaction.
disuniformity
disuniformity
noun
The quality of being disuniform.
doftberry
dryfoot
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
edificatory
edificatory
adj
Tending to edification.
effortfully
effortfully
adv
In an effortful manner: with effort.
effortlessly
effortlessly
adv
Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.
effrontery
effrontery
noun
(countable) An act of insolent and shameless audacity.
(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.
efractory
electroaffinity
elytriferous
elytriform
elytriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form or structure of an elytron.
enforceability
enforceability
noun
The quality of being enforceable.
enforcibility
enforcibility
noun
Alternative form of enforceability
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
facilitatory
facilitatory
adj
That serves to facilitate.
factionary
factionary
adj
(obsolete) Belonging to a faction; partisan; taking sides.
factorability
factorability
noun
(mathematics) The condition of being factorable.
factorially
factorially
adv
(mathematics) According to a factorial series or ratio.
factory
factory
adj
(colloquial, of a configuration, part, etc.) Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.
noun
(UK, slang) A police station.
(chiefly Scotland, now rare) The position or state of being a factor.
(now historical) A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
(programming) In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
A factory farm.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
factoryship
factoryville
faggotry
faggotry
noun
(offensive, derogatory, slang) The stereotypical behaviours of a faggot (male homosexual) or homosexuality in general.
(offensive, slang) Contemptible actions in general.
fairyologist
fairyologist
noun
One who studies fairyology.
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
faldistory
faldistory
noun
(obsolete) The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel.
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
fangotherapy
fantasmagorically
faradocontractility
faradocontractility
noun
The tendency of muscles to contract under the influence of an induced electric current
farforthly
fauntleroy
favorability
favorability
noun
Something which is favorable
The quality or degree of being viewed favorably
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
fellatory
fellatory
adj
Pertaining to fellatio.
feodatory
feodatory
adj
Obsolete spelling of feudatory
feretory
feretory
noun
A receptacle that houses relics of saints.
An area of a church where relics are kept.
fermentatory
fermentatory
adj
Of or relating to fermentation.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
ferocity
ferocity
noun
The condition of being ferocious.
ferrocyanate
ferrocyanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of ferrocyanic acid; a ferrocyanide.
ferroelectrically
ferroelectrically
adv
In a ferroelectric manner
With regard to ferroelectricity
ferroelectricity
ferroelectricity
noun
(physics) The electric polarization of a substance (spontaneous presence of a dipole moment) that is analogous to ferromagnetism
ferrotype
ferrotype
noun
A photograph produced by this means.
An early photographic process in which the image is made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.
verb
to take a ferrotype photograph
ferrotyped
ferrotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ferrotype
ferrotyper
ferrotypes
ferrotypes
noun
plural of ferrotype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ferrotype
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
ferryboat
ferryboat
noun
(nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
ferryboats
ferryboats
noun
plural of ferryboat
festoonery
festoonery
noun
That which is festooned; hanging ornamentation.
fetography
fetometry
fetometry
noun
The measurement of a fetus, typically by X-ray examination