(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
aepyornithiformes
affectationist
affectationist
noun
One who exhibits affectation.
affectations
affectations
noun
plural of affectation
affectedness
affectedness
noun
The state or quality of being affected.
affectionateness
affectionateness
noun
The state or quality of being affectionate.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affectlessness
affectlessness
noun
Emotional detachment; a lack of feeling.
affenspalte
affinities
affinities
noun
plural of affinity
affirmativeness
affirmativeness
noun
The property of being affirmative.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
afflictionless
afflictionless
adj
Free from affliction.
affluentness
affluentness
noun
The state or quality of being affluent.
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
afforestational
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
afghanets
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterguns
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
afternose
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
aftersend
aftersensation
aftersensation
noun
A delayed sensation; one arising significantly later than the stimulus that caused it.
aftershine
aftersong
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterspring
afterstain
afterstrain
afterswarming
aftervision
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aktiengesellschaft
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of antefix
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
antesfort
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonformities
antidiffuser
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifederalist
antifederalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-federalist
antifeminism
antifeminism
noun
Opposition to feminism.
antifeminist
antifeminist
adj
advocating antifeminism
antagonistic to feminism
noun
A person who is antagonistic to feminism.
An advocate of antifeminism.
antifeministic
antifeministic
Adjective
antifeminist
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antifeudalistic
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antifreezes
antifreezes
noun
plural of antifreeze
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antipriestcraft
antipriestcraft
noun
Opposition to priestcraft.
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
antiscientific
antiscientific
adj
Contrary to the tenets of the scientific method
Of or pertaining to antiscience
antiscientifically
antiscientifically
adv
In an antiscientific manner.
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
appersonification
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
arsenfast
arsenfast
adj
(archaic) resistant to arsenic
arsenferratose
arsenoferratin
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
artificialness
artificialness
noun
The state or quality of being artificial.
artificialnesses
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autoreinfusion
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
bacteriofluorescin
bafflements
bafflements
noun
plural of bafflement
bairnsfather
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanfeast
beanfeast
noun
(chiefly Britain) A dinner party given to the employees of a firm.
(chiefly Britain) Any similar social occasion.
beanfeaster
beanfeaster
noun
(chiefly Britain) One who takes part in a beanfeast.
beanfest
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beautifulness
beautifulness
noun
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.
befittingness
befittingness
noun
The state or quality of being befitting.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
benefactresses
benefactresses
noun
plural of benefactress
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
benefits
benefits
noun
plural of benefit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benefit
bernstorff
besanctify
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
candleshrift
cathodofluorescence
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
centrisciform
certifiableness
certifiableness
noun
The quality of being certifiable (able to be certified).
certifications
certifications
noun
plural of certification
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life