Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amelification
amplexifoliate
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amplificator
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
antereformational
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antiinflammatory
antiinflammatory
adj
Uncommon spelling of anti-inflammatory.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
atmosphereful
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
befoolment
befoolment
noun
The condition of being befooled.
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
blatiform
blattiform
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
botuliform
botuliform
adj
Having the shape of a sausage
brotuliform
bumblefoot
bumblefoot
noun
(countable) A clubfoot.
(uncountable) Ulcerative pododermatitis, a bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction on the feet of birds and rodents.
calathiform
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
camouflet
camouflet
noun
(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
capitelliform
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
celtiform
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
coformulator
comfortabilities
comfortabilities
noun
plural of comfortability
comfortability
comfortability
noun
Synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”)
Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”)
Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.
In a state of comfort and content.
Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
noun
(US) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
comfortably
comfortably
adv
Easily; without effort or difficulty.
In a comfortable manner.
comfortful
comfortful
adj
Full of comforts; comfortable.
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
comfortless
comfortless
adj
(of a person) Deprived of comfort; uncomforted.
(of a thing) Offering no comfort; uncomforting.
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
comfortlessness
comfortlessness
noun
The state or quality of being comfortless.
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
confirmability
confirmability
noun
The state or property of being capable of being confirmed.
confirmational
confirmational
adj
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the confirmation of one theory or observation by others.
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmatorily
confirmatorily
adv
So as to confirm something.
conformability
conformability
noun
conformableness
conformational
conformational
adj
Of or pertaining to a conformation
conformationally
conformationally
adv
(chemistry) With respect to the conformation of a molecule
contemptful
contemptful
adj
Full of contempt.
cotyliform
cotyliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a cup.
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
crotaliform
crystalliform
crystalliform
adj
In the form of a crystal.
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
decemfoliate
decemfoliolate
deflectometer
deflectometer
noun
An instrument that measures the deflection of structures when loads are applied.
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
deformational
deformational
adj
Pertaining to, due to, or causing deformation
democratifiable
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
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.
digitaliform
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomfortably
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
electroform
electroform
verb
To manufacture by the electroforming process.
electroforming
electroforming
noun
The manufacture of shaped components by electrodeposition on a pattern or mandrel.
electroforms
electroforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroform
elytriform
elytriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form or structure of an elytron.
emulsification
emulsification
noun
The process by which an emulsion is formed.
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
enfoldment
enfoldment
noun
The act of enfolding.
epididymodeferential
epileptiform
epileptiform
adj
Of or pertaining to epilepsy, or resembling epilepsy, particularly in regard to its associated seizures.
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exemplificator
extraformal
factionalism
factionalism
noun
Conflict between factions.
The splitting of a group into factions.
factionalisms
factionalisms
noun
plural of factionalism
fallectomy
fallostomy
fallotomy
falmouth
falmouth
Proper noun
definition
A harbour town in Cornwall, England.
familiarisation
familiarisation
noun
Alternative spelling of familiarization
familiarization
familiarization
noun
The act, process or result of familiarizing.
familiarizations
familiarizations
noun
plural of familiarization
fanglomerate
fanglomerate
noun
(geology) A stratigraphic unit in which conglomerates that were deposited in an alluvial fan are common.
fantasmagorically
fathomable
fathomable
adj
able to be fathomed
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
fathomless
fathomless
adj
(by extension) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless.
fathomlessly
fathomlessly
adv
In a fathomless manner, to a fathomless degree.
fathomlessness
fathomlessness
noun
The state or condition of being fathomless.
feltmonger
feltmonger
noun
(historical) A person who sells felt.
feminologist
feminologist
noun
(rare) Someone who studies feminology.
femoropopliteal
femoropopliteal
adj
Relating to the femur and popliteus.
femororotulian
femorotibial
femorotibial
adj
Relating to the femur and tibia.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
feuillemorte
feuillemorte
adj
Of the color of dead or dying leaves: dull yellowish or orangish brown.
feuilletonism
feuilletonism
noun
The light, entertaining writing style associated with feuilletons.
feulamort
fibroligamentous
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
fieulamort
filamentiferous
filamentiferous
adj
(archaic) filiferous
filamentoid
filamentoid
adj
Like a filament.
filamentose
filamentose
adj
Being hair- or thread-like.
Having the form of a thread, as in the thread in clothes.
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
filemot
filemot
adj
Synonym of feuillemorte.
noun
Synonym of feuillemorte: the color of a dead or faded leaf: dull brown or yellowish brown.
fillemot
fissipalmation
fistulatome
fistuliform
fistuliform
adj
Of a fistular form; tubular; pipe-shaped.
flamandization
flamboyant
flamboyant
adj
(architecture) Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, etc.
noun
The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree.
flamboyantism
flamboyantize
flamboyantly
flamboyantly
adv
In a flamboyant manner.
flamboyants
flamboyants
noun
plural of flamboyant
flameout
flameout
noun
(figurative) The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner.
The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.
The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow).
flameouts
flameouts
noun
plural of flameout
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
flammation
flammation
noun
(obsolete) The act of setting in a flame or blaze.
flammulation
flammulation
noun
(zoology) flame-like markings
flannelmouth
flannelmouth
noun
(informal, dated) One who speaks in a glib manner with the intent of deceiving or manipulating others.
(informal, dated) One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
flapmouthed
flatbottom
flatdom
flatdom
noun
(chiefly UK) The realm or sphere of apartment buildings.
flatworm
flatworm
noun
Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
flavobacterium
flavobacterium
noun
Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
flebotomy
flemington
flemington
Proper noun
a locality in western New South Wales, Australia.
a suburb of Victoria, Australia, famous for its racecourse.
a rural locality in South New Zealand.
a rural locality in the region of New Zealand.
a built-up area near Scotland
an unincorporated community in Florida, USA.
a small city in Georgia, USA.
a village in Missouri, USA.
a borough in New Jersey, USA
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a small town in West Virginia, USA.
flittermouse
flittermouse
noun
(now chiefly dialectal) A bat (flying mammal).
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).