A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction.
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
cycloparaffin
cycloparaffin
noun
(chemistry) A cycloalkane.
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
fibropurulent
fibrospongiae
fingerprinted
fingerprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerprint
fireproofness
fireproofness
noun
The quality of being fireproof.
fissiparation
fissiparation
noun
Alternative form of fissipation
flavopurpurin
flavopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,6-trihydroxyanthraquinone
florianopolis
fluoroscoping
fluoroscoping
verb
present participle of fluoroscope
foolproofness
foolproofness
noun
The state or condition of being foolproof.
foreignership
foreignership
noun
The condition of being a foreigner.
forepretended
foreprovision
francophilism
frictionproof
frictionproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by friction.
frontispieced
frontispieced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frontispiece
frontispieces
frontispieces
noun
plural of frontispiece
frontopontine
frontopontine
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the frontal lobe and the pons; applied to a group of fibers situated in the medial fifth of the base of the cerebral peduncles.
frostproofing
frostproofing
verb
present participle of frostproof
hassenpfeffer
hyperdeifying
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
imperfections
imperfections
noun
plural of imperfection
imperfectness
imperfectness
noun
The state of being imperfect.
imperforation
imperforation
noun
(medicine) Absence of perforation in a normally patent structure.
The state of being without perforation.
improficience
improficience
noun
Alternative form of improficiency
improficiency
improficiency
Noun
Lack of proficiency.
infracephalic
infrapatellar
infrapatellar
adj
Below the kneecap.
infraposition
infraposition
noun
A situation or position beneath.
infrascapular
infrascapular
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
infraspecific
infraspecific
adj
(taxonomy) pertaining to a taxon at a rank lower than species, such as subspecies (in certain kingdoms only), strains, and varieties.
infraspinatus
infraspinatus
noun
(anatomy) A thick triangular muscle whose main function is to rotate the arm externally and stabilize the shoulder joint.
infrastipular
infratemporal
infratemporal
adj
(anatomy) Below the temple or temporal bone.
interspecific
interspecific
adj
(biology) Existing or occurring between different species
occurring among members of different species; interspecies
intraspecific
intraspecific
adj
Occurring among members of the same species.
intrigueproof
mynpachtbrief
nitroparaffin
nitroparaffin
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of aliphatic organic compounds containing a nitro functional group.
nonperfection
nonperfection
noun
Lack of perfection; imperfection.
nonperforated
nonperforated
adj
Not perforated.
nonperforming
nonperforming
adj
Not acting as a performer.
Not performing satisfactorily; not functioning well.
nonpreferable
nonpreferably
nonpreference
nonpreference
adj
Not given preferential treatment.
noun
Lack of preference.
nonprofession
nonprofession
noun
That which is not a profession.
nonproficient
nonproficient
adj
Not proficient.
nonprofitable
nonprofitable
adj
not profitable; not making profit
outperforming
outperforming
verb
present participle of outperform
overpainfully
overplentiful
overplentiful
adj
Excessively plentiful.
overprofusion
paraffinizing
paraffinizing
verb
present participle of paraffinize
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.
pectiniferous
penicilliform
penicilliform
adj
(botany) penicillate
pentafluoride
pentafluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any fluoride containing five fluorine atoms in each molecule.
pepsiniferous
pepsiniferous
adj
Yielding or conveying pepsin.
perfectionate
perfectionate
verb
(transitive, now rare) To make perfect or complete; to perfect.
perfectionism
perfectionism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.
An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
perfectionist
perfectionist
adj
(philosophy) Inclined or related to perfectionism.
Demanding perfection; being a perfectionist; imposing overly high standards.
noun
(US, historical) One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H. Noyes (1811-86), which settled at Oneida in 1848, holding that the gospel if accepted secures freedom from sin.
(philosophy, now rare) Someone who thinks that religious or moral perfection can be attained in this life.
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
perfectionize
perfectionize
verb
(intransitive) To be a perfectionist.
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To bring to perfection; to perfect.
perfectnesses
perfectnesses
noun
plural of perfectness
perfectuation
perfervidness
perfervidness
noun
The quality of being perfervid.
perfunctorily
perfunctorily
adv
In a perfunctory manner, without interest or concern for quality.
perfunctorize
perfuncturate
personifiable
personifiable
adj
Able to be personified.
petitionproof
petrifactions
petrifactions
noun
plural of petrifaction
petrification
petrification
noun
(figurative) obduracy; callousness
sheer terror; great fright
the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
photofinisher
photofinisher
noun
One who develops customers' films into photographic prints.
platiniferous
platiniferous
adj
yielding, or containing platinum
playcraftsman
plurifetation
plurification
polleniferous
polleniferous
adj
(botany) Producing pollen; polliniferous.
polliniferous
polliniferous
adj
(botany) Producing pollen; polleniferous.
polyfenestral
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.
preaffliction
prebenefiting
precertifying
precertifying
verb
present participle of precertify
preconference
preconference
adj
(sports) Occurring before the start of conference play
Occurring before or in preparation for a conference
preconferring
preconfession
preconfigured
preconfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preconfigure
preconfinedly
preconfinemnt
preconformity
preconformity
noun
conformity in advance
preconfusedly
predeficiency
predefinition
predefinition
noun
A definition provided in advance.
The act or process of defining something in advance.
preferredness
preferredness
noun
A measure of by how much one thing is preferred over another
The state of being preferred
prefiguration
prefiguration
noun
A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished.
Something that prefigures.
prefigurement
prefigurement
noun
That which is prefigured.
The act of prefiguring; prefiguration.
prefoundation
prefriendship
prefunctional
prefunctional
adj
Not yet functional.
pregratifying
preidentified
preidentified
adj
Identified in advance
preinflection
preinfliction
prejustifying
prelawfulness
premortifying
preneglectful
preoutfitting
preoutfitting
verb
present participle of preoutfit
prepreference
prequalifying
prequalifying
verb
present participle of prequalify
prerefinement
presanctified
presanctified
adj
(Christianity) Sanctified in advance: applied to the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, a liturgical service of the Byzantine Rite, performed on the weekdays of Great Lent wherein communion is received from Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) that are consecrated in advance.
presatisfying
presatisfying
verb
present participle of presatisfy
prescientific
prescientific
adj
(rare) Exhibiting or relating to prescience; prescient.
Prior to the development of modern science.
presignifying
presignifying
verb
present participle of presignify
prespecifying
prespecifying
verb
present participle of prespecify
presufficient
pretestifying
prizefighting
prizefighting
noun
(sports) Professional boxing, in which two fighters compete for a prize.
proconference
proconfession
proconformity
profanenesses
profanenesses
noun
plural of profaneness
profederation
professionals
professionals
noun
plural of professional
professionist
professionize
professionize
verb
(transitive) To advance (an occupation) to the level of a profession.
professorling
professorling
noun
(obsolete) a young and unexperienced professor
proficiencies
proficiencies
noun
plural of proficiency
profitsharing
profraternity
profusiveness
profusiveness
noun
The quality of being profusive.
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.
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.