(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.
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.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
cellulifugal
cellulifugal
adj
That carries nerve impulses away from a neuron
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
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.
challengeful
challengeful
adj
Full of challenge.
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.
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
circumferent
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumfusile
circumfusile
adj
(nonce word) Capable of being poured or spread around.
coffeehoused
coffeehouses
coffeehouses
noun
plural of coffeehouse
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
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confessarius
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
copaliferous
copaliferous
adj
Yielding copal.
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
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.
cuttlefishes
cuttlefishes
noun
plural of cuttlefish
decemflorous
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflocculate
deflocculate
verb
To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid
deflocculent
difficulties
difficulties
noun
(colloquial) a series of frustrations
plural of difficulty
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
ectocuniform
effectuality
effectuality
noun
The state or condition of being effectual.
effectualize
effectualize
verb
(transitive) To make effectual.
effectuating
effectuating
verb
present participle of effectuate
effectuation
effectuation
noun
An act of effectuating.
electrofused
electrofused
adj
fused (together) using electricity
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrofuse
entocuniform
excipuliform
exsufflicate
exsufflicate
adj
empty, inflated, frivolous
factiousness
factiousness
noun
The state of being factious.
factualities
factualities
noun
plural of factuality
fancifulness
fancifulness
noun
The quality of being fanciful.
fasciculated
fasciculated
adj
Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
fecunditatis
felicitously
felicitously
adv
In a felicitous manner.
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
flatulencies
flatulencies
noun
plural of flatulency
flickermouse
flocculently
flocculently
adv
In a flocculent manner.
floriculture
floriculture
noun
the farming of flowers
fluctiferous
fluctiferous
adj
Tending to produce waves.
fluctigerous
fluidextract
fluidextract
noun
Dated form of fluid extract.
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
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
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
fluosilicate
fluosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion SiF₆²⁻ derived from fluosilicic acid; any salt containing this anion
folliculated
folliculated
adj
Having follicles.
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
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
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.
fucoxanthine
fumariaceous
fumariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Fumariaceae.
funariaceous
funariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Funariaceae.
functionated
functionated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of functionate
functionless
functionless
adj
lacking a function
furfuraceous
furfuraceous
adj
Made of bran.
Resembling bran; having or characterised by small flakes that resemble bran; resembling dandruff.