Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
baculiferous
bifollicular
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
blackfigured
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
brachiferous
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calculifrage
calculifrage
noun
(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.
californicus
californiums
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
cauliflorous
cauliflorous
adj
(botany) Having flowers on the stem.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
characterful
characterful
adj
Full of character.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
cheerfullest
cheerfullest
adj
superlative form of cheerful: most cheerful
cheerfulness
cheerfulness
noun
The state of being cheerful; joy.
cheerfulsome
cheerfulsome
adj
(archaic) cheerful
cherubfishes
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
circumferent
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumfluous
circumfluous
adj
circumfluent
circumfusile
circumfusile
adj
(nonce word) Capable of being poured or spread around.
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
circumfusion
circumfusion
noun
diffusion, suffusion
coformulator
colorfulness
colorfulness
noun
The perceived intensity of a specific color.
The state of being colorful.
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
confessarius
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
copaliferous
copaliferous
adj
Yielding copal.
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.
counterdraft
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfires
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.
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterforce
counterforce
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
noun
A force that opposes another force.
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
counteroffer
counteroffer
noun
An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verb
To offer as a counteroffer.
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
counterrefer
counterscoff
counterscoff
noun
A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
crossruffing
crossruffing
verb
present participle of crossruff
crucifixions
crucifixions
noun
plural of crucifixion
cruciformity
crucifyfying
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
cuculiformes
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
cupuliferous
cupuliferous
adj
(botany) Bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
cushioncraft
decemflorous
disciflorous
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
ectocuniform
electrofused
electrofused
adj
fused (together) using electricity
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrofuse
entocuniform
excipuliform
fascicularly
fascicularly
adv
Having, or in terms of, fascicles.
femorocaudal
femorocaudal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the femur and the tail.
ferriprussic
ferriprussic
adj
(chemistry) ferricyanic
ferroprussic
ferroprussic
adj
(chemistry) ferrocyanic
feuchtwanger
fibrocaseous
fibrocaseous
adj
(pathology) Having fibrous, cheesy tissue
fibronuclear
filipuncture
filipuncture
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of passing wire into an aneurysmal cavity.
fisticuffery
fisticuffery
noun
fisticuffs; fighting with the fists
flickermouse
flocculators
flocculators
noun
plural of flocculator
floriculture
floriculture
noun
the farming of flowers
floscularian
floscularian
noun
(zoology) One of a group of stalked rotifers, having ciliated tentacles around the lobed disk.
fluctiferous
fluctiferous
adj
Tending to produce waves.
fluctigerous
fluidextract
fluidextract
noun
Dated form of fluid extract.
fluochloride
fluoresceine
fluoresceine
noun
Alternative spelling of fluorescein
fluoresceins
fluoresceins
noun
plural of fluorescein
fluorescence
fluorescence
noun
(physics) The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.
The light so emitted.
fluorescents
fluorescents
noun
plural of fluorescent
fluorimetric
fluorimetric
adj
Alternative form of fluorometric
fluorocarbon
fluorocarbon
noun
(chemistry) Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.
fluorochrome
fluorochrome
noun
Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination
fluorometric
fluorometric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or measured using fluorometry.
fluoroscoped
fluoroscoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope
fluoroscopes
fluoroscopes
noun
plural of fluoroscope
fluoroscopic
fluoroscopic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or using a fluoroscope.
fluorouracil
fluorouracil
noun
(pharmacology) A fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C₄H₃FN₂O₂ which inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy drug in the treatment of cancer.
fluozirconic
forcefulness
forcefulness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being forceful
foreaccustom
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
foreannounce
foreannounce
verb
(transitive) To announce beforehand or in advance.
foreclosures
foreclosures
noun
plural of foreclosure
foreconclude
foredenounce
foreguidance
foreinstruct
forficulidae
fourieristic
fracastorius
fractonimbus
frangulaceae
fraudulences
fraudulences
noun
plural of fraudulence
fructescence
fructescence
noun
(botany) The maturing or ripening of fruit.
fructiculose
fructiculose
adj
fruitful; full of fruit.
fructiferous
fructiferous
Adjective
bearing fruit
fructiparous
fructivorous
fructivorous
adj
fruit-eating
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruticulture
fruticulture
noun
(agriculture) The branch of agriculture that deals with the growing of fruit.
fumariaceous
fumariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Fumariaceae.
funariaceous
funariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Funariaceae.
furfuraceous
furfuraceous
adj
Made of bran.
Resembling bran; having or characterised by small flakes that resemble bran; resembling dandruff.
furtherances
furtherances
noun
plural of furtherance
furunculoses
furunculoses
noun
plural of furunculosis
furunculosis
furunculosis
noun
(medicine) The presence of furuncles or boils.
fusobacteria
fusobacteria
noun
plural of fusobacterium
genuflectory
genuflectory
adj
Relating to genuflection.
gracefullest
gracefullest
adj
superlative form of graceful: most graceful
gracefulness
gracefulness
noun
The state of being graceful.
hydrofluoric
hydrofluoric
adj
(chemistry) Containing hydrogen and fluorine.
hypersurface
hypersurface
noun
(mathematics) A n-dimensional surface in a space (often a Euclidean space) of dimension n+1