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.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
aquifoliaceae
artifactually
artifactually
adv
(medical imaging or laboratory testing) Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
With reference to artifacts
aschaffenburg
autoinfection
autoinfection
noun
The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
brutification
calamiferious
calcariferous
calcariferous
adj
calciferous
calyciflorous
calyciflorous
adj
(botany) calycifloral
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carefulnesses
carefulnesses
noun
plural of carefulness
cauldrifeness
cellfalcicula
celluliferous
celluliferous
adj
Bearing or producing little cells.
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugence
centrifugence
noun
The property or quality of being centrifugal.
ceratofibrous
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chancefulness
changefulness
changefulness
noun
Propensity to change.
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
chuckfarthing
circumference
circumference
noun
(geometry) The length of such a line
(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
(graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
(obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To include in a circular space; to bound.
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
circumfluence
circumfluence
noun
A flowing round on all sides; an enclosing with fluid.
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumpacific
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
cocculiferous
coeffluential
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
colourfulness
colourfulness
noun
Alternative form of colorfulness
colubriformes
colubriformia
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columelliform
columelliform
adj
Having the form of a columella.
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
confabulation
confabulation
noun
(psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true.
A casual conversation; a chat.
confabulatory
confabulatory
adj
colloquial
confabulating (fabricating)
conversational
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
configurating
configurating
verb
present participle of configurate
configuration
configuration
noun
(algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
confoundingly
confoundingly
adv
In a confounding way.
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confutability
confutability
noun
The state of being confutable or disprovable.
conidiiferous
contrafacture
contrafissura
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
contraflexure
coralliferous
coralliferous
Adjective
Producing coral
corolliferous
corolliferous
adj
Bearing a corolla.
corticiferous
corticiferous
adj
Producing bark or something resembling bark.
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
counteraffirm
countereffect
countereffect
noun
An effect that is the opposite of another (especially another that has the same cause)
countereffort
countereffort
noun
An effort made in opposition to another.
counterfaller
counterfaller
noun
(engineering) A faller that opposes another faller, so that one rises while the other is descending.
counterfeited
counterfeited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit
counterfeiter
counterfeiter
noun
A person who counterfeits
counterfeitly
counterfeitly
adv
In a counterfeit way; falsely.
counterfessed
counterflange
counterfleury
counterfleury
adj
Alternative spelling of counterflory
counterflight
counteroffers
counteroffers
noun
plural of counteroffer
counterreform
counterreform
noun
Opposition to reform.
cubocuneiform
cushionflower
cutlassfishes
cutlassfishes
noun
plural of cutlassfish
deceitfulness
deceitfulness
noun
The state or quality of being deceitful.
deflocculated
deflocculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflocculate
deflocculator
demiflouncing
devicefulness
devicefulness
noun
The quality of being deviceful.
difficultness
difficultness
noun
The state or quality of being difficult.
discomfitures
discomfitures
noun
plural of discomfiture
discontentful
discontentful
adj
Full of discontent.
disgracefully
disgracefully
adv
In a disgraceful manner.
disrespectful
disrespectful
adj
Lacking respect.
irrespective, heedless, regardless
dulcification
dulcification
noun
The act of dulcifying or sweetening.
dullification
dullification
noun
The process of making something dull or uninteresting.
duplification
dysfunctional
dysfunctional
adj
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
Not performing its proper or intended function.
ectocuneiform
ectocuneiform
noun
(anatomy) One of the bones of the tarsus.
effectualness
effectualness
Noun
The state or condition of being effectual.
efficaciously
efficaciously
adv
in an efficacious manner
eigenfunction
eigenfunction
noun
(mathematics) A function 𝜙 such that, for a given linear operator D, D𝜙=𝜆𝜙 for some scalar 𝜆 (called an eigenvalue).
electriferous
electriferous
adj
(archaic) Producing or transmitting electricity.
electrofusion
electrofusion
noun
(biology) the fusion of plant protoplasts by electrical stimulation
fusion by means of electricity
entocuneiform
entocuneiform
noun
(anatomy) The outermost of the cuneiform bones
facetiousness
facetiousness
noun
(countable) The product or result of being facetious.
(uncountable) The state of being facetious
facultatively
facultatively
adv
In a facultative manner
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
fasciculately
fasciculately
adv
In a fasciculate manner.
fasciculation
fasciculation
noun
(anatomy, muscles) (toxicology, venoms) An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
A cluster of fascicules
faunistically
faunistically
adv
In terms of the distribution of animals.
ferociousness
ferociousness
noun
The quality of being ferocious; ferocity
ferrochromium
ferrochromium
noun
An alloy of iron and chromium
fibrocellular
fibrocellular
adj
fibrous and cellular
fibromuscular
fibromuscular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
fibrovascular
fibrovascular
adj
Having both fibrous and vascular tissue
floricultural
floricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to floriculture.
fluctuability
fluctuability
noun
The capacity or ability to fluctuate.
fluctuational
fluctuational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from fluctuation(s)
fluocarbonate
fluorescences
fluorescences
noun
plural of fluorescence
fluorocarbons
fluorocarbons
noun
plural of fluorocarbon
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
fluoroscopies
fluoroscopies
noun
plural of fluoroscopy
fluoroscoping
fluoroscoping
verb
present participle of fluoroscope
fluoroscopist
fluoroscopist
noun
One who carries out fluoroscopy.
fluvioglacial
fluvioglacial
adj
(geology) Describing a stream formed from glacial meltwater
foecunditatis
forcipressure
forcipressure
noun
The arrest of hemorrhage by forceps compression.
foreassurance
foreconscious
foreconscious
noun
In the psychology of Sigmund Freud, part of the mind that is available to the conscious if mentally summoned, contrasted with the unconscious, which is not directly accessible.
formicivorous
formicivorous
adj
(entomology) Feeding on ants.
formulaically
formulaically
adv
in a formulaic manner; according to an established formula
formularistic
formularistic
adj
Pertaining to, or exhibiting, formularization.
fractiousness
fractiousness
noun
A peevish or cranky nature.
The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
fractocumulus
fractostratus
fractureproof
fractureproof
adj
resistant to fracture
freechurchism
fructiculture
fructiculture
noun
The practice of growing fruit.
fructuousness
fructuousness
noun
fruitfulness
frumentaceous
frumentaceous
adj
Resembling or pertaining to grain, especially wheat.
fugaciousness
fugaciousness
noun
(obsolete) fugacity
functionalism
functionalism
noun
(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
(linguistics) Synonym of functional linguistics
(philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
(psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
(social sciences) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
functionalist
functionalist
adj
Relating to functionalism.
noun
One who believes in functionalism.
functionality
functionality
noun
(US, law, uncountable) In United States trademark law, the tendency of a product design to serve a function other than identification of the product, preventing that design from being protected as a trademark.
(organic chemistry, countable) The presence of a functional group.
(uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.
functionalize
functionalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To add a functional group to a compound
To provide something with a function
functionaries
functionaries
noun
plural of functionary
functionarism
functionating
functionating
verb
present participle of functionate
functionation
functionnaire
fungitoxicity
fungitoxicity
noun
The quality of being fungitoxic.
furaciousness
furfuralcohol
fusobacterium
fusobacterium
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium
fussification
genuflections
genuflections
noun
plural of genuflection
gyrofrequency
gyrofrequency
noun
(physics) The frequency of the circular motion of a charged particle in the presence of a uniform magnetic field.