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
antifertility
antifertility
adj
That reduces fertility
contraceptive
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antiinflammatory
antiinflammatory
adj
Uncommon spelling of anti-inflammatory.
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.
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butteryfingered
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting 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
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.
craftsmanly
craftsmanly
adj
Befitting a craftsman.
crestfallenly
crestfallenly
adv
In a crestfallen manner.
cryptoinflationist
cyanformate
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
decertifying
decertifying
verb
present participle of decertify
deferentectomy
deferentectomy
noun
surgical severing of the vas deferens
deferentiality
deferentiality
noun
The quality of being deferential.
deferentially
deferentially
adv
In a deferential manner.
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.
defrayment
defrayment
noun
The payment of charges.
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
denitrifying
denitrifying
verb
present participle of denitrify
desertifying
desertifying
verb
present participle of desertify
devitrifying
devitrifying
verb
present participle of devitrify
differentiability
differentiability
noun
The ability to be differentiated.
differentially
differentially
adv
(mathematics) With regard to differentiation
In a differential manner
differently
differently
adv
(manner) In a different way.
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
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
disinflationary
disinflationary
adj
(economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
disuniformity
disuniformity
noun
The quality of being disuniform.
driftingly
driftingly
adv
In a way that drifts.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
efferently
efferently
adv
Outwardly, away from the center.
effervescently
effervescently
adv
In an effervescent manner
effrontery
effrontery
noun
(countable) An act of insolent and shameless audacity.
(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.
electrifying
electrifying
adj
that electrifies
thrilling or startling
verb
present participle of electrify
electroaffinity
enforceability
enforceability
noun
The quality of being enforceable.
enforcibility
enforcibility
noun
Alternative form of enforceability
epididymodeferentectomy
epididymodeferential
esterifying
esterifying
verb
present participle of esterify
etherifying
etherifying
verb
present participle of etherify
factionary
factionary
adj
(obsolete) Belonging to a faction; partisan; taking sides.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
falteringly
falteringly
adv
In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses
fangotherapy
fantasmagorically
fantastry
fantastry
noun
Something fantastical.
faradocontractility
faradocontractility
noun
The tendency of muscles to contract under the influence of an induced electric current
farrantly
fauntleroy
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
fermentability
fermentability
noun
The condition of being fermentable
fermentatively
fermentatively
adv
In a fermentative manner
With regard to fermentation
fermentatory
fermentatory
adj
Of or relating to fermentation.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
ferricyanate
ferricyanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of ferricyanic acid; a ferricyanide.
ferrimagnetically
ferrimagnetically
adv
In a ferrimagnetic manner
ferrocyanate
ferrocyanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of ferrocyanic acid; a ferrocyanide.
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
fervently
fervently
adv
In a fervent manner.
festoonery
festoonery
noun
That which is festooned; hanging ornamentation.
fibrinolytic
fibrinolytic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or producing fibrinolysis.
noun
A substance or drug that produces fibrinolysis.
fibrocrystalline
fictionary
fictionary
adj
Fictional.
noun
(countable, rare) A dictionary with contrived entries.
A parlor game in which participants invent definitions for an unfamiliar word found in a dictionary, and as one person reads them out, the others try to guess which one is the correct definition.
filamentary
filamentary
adj
Of, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.
finitary
finitary
adj
(logic) Pertaining to finite-length proofs, each using a finite set of axioms.
(mathematics) Of a function, taking a finite number of arguments to produce an output.
flabbergastingly
flabbergastingly
adv
Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly
flagrantly
flagrantly
adv
In a flagrant manner.
flatteringly
flatteringly
adv
In a flattering manner.
flirtingly
flirtingly
adv
In a flirting manner.
flutteringly
flutteringly
adv
In a fluttering manner.
footmanry
footmanry
noun
(dated) The realm or sphere of footmen; footmen collectively.
forbearantly
forbearantly
adv
In a forbearant manner.
forecastingly
forecastingly
adv
So as to forecast or predict.
foredestiny
forensicality
forensicality
noun
The quality of being forensic; a forensic approach or attitude.
forepayment
forepayment
noun
payment made in advance
forgettingly
forgettingly
adv
So as to forget.
forlornity
forlornity
noun
The state of being forlorn.
formylating
formylating
verb
present participle of formylate
formylation
formylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction involving the introduction of a formyl group.
fornicatory
fornicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to fornication.
fortifying
fortifying
noun
The process by which something is fortified.
verb
present participle of fortify
fortifyingly
fortifyingly
adv
In a manner that fortifies.
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).
fortunately
fortunately
adv
In a fortunate manner.
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
fortypenny
fortypenny
adj
(UK) Having a value or cost of forty pence.
fosteringly
fosteringly
adv
In a way that fosters or encourages.
fotheringhay
foudroyant
foudroyant
adj
(medicine) fulminant
Having an awesome and overwhelming effect.
foundationary
fourteenthly
fourteenthly
adv
In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row.
fractionally
fractionally
adv
In a fractional manner
fractionary
fractionary
adj
(obsolete) fractional
fragmentally
fragmentally
adv
In a fragmental manner.
fragmentarily
fragmentarily
adv
In a fragmentary manner.
fragmentary
fragmentary
adj
(geology) Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.
fragrantly
fragrantly
adv
In a fragrant manner
frangibility
frangibility
noun
The state or quality of being frangible.
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
frankheartedly
frantically
frantically
adv
In a frantic way.
franticly
franticly
adv
(rare) In a frantic manner.
fraternality
fraternality
noun
brotherliness
fraternally
fraternally
adv
In a fraternal manner.
fraternity
fraternity
noun
(US) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.
A group of people associated for a common purpose.
The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.