Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
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.
amplificative
amplificative
adj
amplificatory
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
asperifoliate
asperifoliate
adj
Alternative form of asperifolious
asperifolious
asperifolious
adj
(botany) Having rough leaves.
atmosphereful
backspacefile
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
burglarproofs
campaniliform
campaniliform
adj
Alternative form of campaniform
capitelliform
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
cephalofacial
cephalofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the head and face.
cycloparaffin
cycloparaffin
noun
(chemistry) A cycloalkane.
cypseliformes
disfellowship
disfellowship
noun
Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.
verb
(transitive) To subject to disfellowshipment.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
disrespectful
disrespectful
adj
Lacking respect.
irrespective, heedless, regardless
dolphinfishes
dolphinfishes
noun
plural of dolphinfish
duplification
exemplifiable
exemplifiable
adj
That can be exemplified.
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
eyedropperful
eyedropperful
noun
As much as an eyedropper holds.
feldsparphyre
fellowshiping
fellowshipped
fellowshipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellowship
fetoplacental
fetoplacental
adj
Of or pertaining to both the fetus and the placenta.
fibropurulent
filipendulous
filipendulous
adj
Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
fissiparously
fissiparously
adv
In a fissiparous manner.
flavopurpurin
flavopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,6-trihydroxyanthraquinone
florianopolis
fluophosphate
fluophosphate
noun
(chemistry) A double salt of fluoric acid and phosphoric acid.
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.
foolhardiship
foolproofness
foolproofness
noun
The state or condition of being foolproof.
francophilism
funipendulous
funipendulous
adj
(rare, obsolete) Hanging from a rope.
helpfulnesses
helpfulnesses
noun
plural of helpfulness
hopefulnesses
hopefulnesses
noun
plural of hopefulness
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibly
hyposulfurous
hyposulfurous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hyposulfurous acid or its derivatives.
imperfectible
imperfectible
adj
Incapable of being made perfect.
imperformable
improlificate
infracephalic
infrapatellar
infrapatellar
adj
Below the kneecap.
infrascapular
infrascapular
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
infrastipular
infratemporal
infratemporal
adj
(anatomy) Below the temple or temporal bone.
lieproofliest
milleporiform
nonpacifiable
nonpreferable
nonpreferably
nonprofitable
nonprofitable
adj
not profitable; not making profit
olfactophobia
overamplified
overamplified
adj
Excessively amplified
verb
past participle of overamplify
overamplifies
overamplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overamplify
overhelpfully
overpainfully
overplentiful
overplentiful
adj
Excessively plentiful.
palatefulness
palatefulness
noun
The quality of being palateful.
palladiferous
palladiferous
adj
Containing or producing palladium.
palmification
palsification
palsification
noun
The development of palsy.
papilliferous
papilliferous
adj
Furnished or covered with papillae.
parafloccular
parafloccular
adj
Relating to the paraflocculus
paraflocculus
paraflocculus
noun
(anatomy) The lateral part of the flocculus of the cerebellum
passiflorales
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
paterfamiliar
paterfamiliar
adj
Of or relating to a paterfamilias.
paterfamilias
paterfamilias
noun
A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.
paxilliferous
paxilliferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a paxilla.
pedicelliform
penicilliform
penicilliform
adj
(botany) penicillate
pentafluoride
pentafluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any fluoride containing five fluorine atoms in each molecule.
perfunctorily
perfunctorily
adv
In a perfunctory manner, without interest or concern for quality.
personifiable
personifiable
adj
Able to be personified.
pestiferously
pestiferously
adv
In a pestiferous manner.
petroliferous
petroliferous
adj
(geology, petrology, of a rock or geologic formation) Containing or yielding petroleum.
pettifogulize
pettifogulize
verb
(nonce word, obsolete) To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.
plaintiffship
plaintiffship
noun
The role or status of a plaintiff.
platformistic
platiniferous
platiniferous
adj
yielding, or containing platinum
playcraftsman
playfulnesses
playfulnesses
noun
plural of playfulness
pleasureproof
plebification
plebification
noun
Making plebeian; vulgarizing.
plentifulness
plentifulness
noun
A full supply; abundance
plumification
plurifetation
plurification
polleniferous
polleniferous
adj
(botany) Producing pollen; polliniferous.
polliniferous
polliniferous
adj
(botany) Producing pollen; polleniferous.
polyfenestral
polysulfonate
pontificality
pontificality
noun
The state and government of the pope; the papacy.
pontificially
pontificially
adv
Obsolete form of pontifically.
praefectorial
praefectorial
adj
Alternative form of prefectorial
praefloration
praefloration
noun
Alternative form of prefloration
praefoliation
praisefulness
praisefulness
noun
The quality of being praiseful.
prayerfulness
prayerfulness
noun
The state or quality of being prayerful.
preaffiliated
preaffliction
preamplifiers
preamplifiers
noun
plural of preamplifier
prechloroform
prechloroform
adj
Before the discovery or availability of chloroform.
preclassified
preclassified
adj
classified prior to some other operation
preconfinedly
preconfusedly
predifficulty
predoubtfully
prefamiliarly
prefatorially
preferability
preferability
noun
The state of being preferable.
prefertilized
preflagellate
preformulated
preformulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preformulate
prefunctional
prefunctional
adj
Not yet functional.
preinflection
preinfliction
prelawfulness
preneglectful
preofficially
prequalifying
prequalifying
verb
present participle of prequalify
presuccessful
prethoughtful
prethoughtful
adj
prudent; having forethought
professionals
professionals
noun
plural of professional
professorlike
professorlike
adj
Resembling a professor, characteristic of a professor.
professorling
professorling
noun
(obsolete) a young and unexperienced professor
profitability
profitability
noun
The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.
proliferating
proliferating
verb
present participle of proliferate
proliferation
proliferation
noun
(countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
(countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
(uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
proliferative
proliferative
adj
(not comparable, cytology) of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells
proliferating; tending to proliferate
noun
Such a cell
proliferously
proliferously
adv
In a proliferous manner.
prolificating
prolificating
verb
present participle of prolificate
prolification
prolification
noun
(dated) The generation of young.
(dated, botany) Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemmae.
pronatoflexor
pseudofilaria
pseudofilaria
noun
(zoology) One of the two elongated vibratile young formed by fission of the embryo during the development of certain Gregarinae.