Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
antifouling
antifouling
adj
That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
biofoulings
biofoulings
noun
plural of biofouling
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
borofluoric
borofluorin
bountifully
bountifully
adv
In a bountiful manner.
brotuliform
bucciniform
buffalofish
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caffiaceous
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcifugous
calcifugous
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
canafistulo
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
celliferous
celliferous
adj
Bearing or producing cells.
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
ciliiferous
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
cirriferous
cirriferous
Adjective
Bearing cirri
cocciferous
cocciferous
adj
Bearing or producing berries.
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
cofunctions
cofunctions
noun
plural of cofunction
colourifics
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
columniform
columniform
adj
Having the form of a column.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configuring
configuring
verb
present participle of configure
conflictful
conflictful
adj
Tending towards conflict
conflicting
conflictual
conflictual
adj
Characterized by conflict
confluxible
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
confusingly
confusingly
adv
In a confusing manner
confusional
confusional
adj
(medicine) Characterized by confusion.
confutation
confutation
noun
The act or process of confuting; refutation.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
corniferous
corniferous
adj
Horned.
costiferous
costiferous
adj
(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
counterfeit
counterfeit
adj
Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.
False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
Inauthentic.
noun
(obsolete) An impostor; a cheat.
(obsolete) That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
A non-genuine article; a fake.
One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
verb
(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
(transitive, obsolete) To feign; to mimic.
(transitive, obsolete) To produce a faithful copy of.
(transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
counterfire
counterfire
noun
(military) firing of weapons in response
counterfoil
counterfoil
noun
the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
counterlife
counterlife
noun
A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
criniferous
cruciferous
cruciferous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Bearing a cross.
crucifixion
crucifixion
noun
(Christianity, often capitalized) The death on the Cross of Christ.
(figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
(military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
cruciformly
cruciformly
adv
In a cruciform manner.
cuculliform
cuculliform
adj
Cowl- or hood-shaped.
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cupriferous
cupriferous
adj
Containing or producing copper.
cystiferous
defocussing
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
diabolifuge
diffusional
diffusional
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusion.
disciferous
disciferous
adj
Bearing discs.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfunction
disfunction
noun
(now rare) Alternative form of dysfunction
disulfotons
disulfoxide
dorsiferous
dorsiferous
adj
(biology) Bearing, or producing, on the back; applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, whose ova become attached to the skin of the parent's back, where they develop.
drupiferous
dulcifluous
dulcifluous
adj
Flowing sweetly.
dumfounding
dumfounding
verb
present participle of dumfound
duodecimfid
duodecimfid
adj
(rare) Divided into twelve parts.
dysfunction
dysfunction
noun
(chiefly medicine) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.
verb
(nonstandard, intransitive, chiefly biology) To fail to function correctly; to malfunction.
efficacious
efficacious
adj
(formal) Effective; possessing efficacy.
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinacious
farinacious
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of farinaceous
farraginous
farraginous
adj
(now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
fatiguesome
fatiguesome
adj
fatiguing; tiring
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
febriferous
febriferous
adj
Causing fever.
fecundation
fecundation
noun
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
felliducous
fellifluous
fellifluous
adj
(rare) Flowing with gall; audacious.
feloniously
feloniously
adv
In a felonious manner; in a manner that constitutes a felony.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
ferociously
ferociously
adv
In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Intensely or extremely.
ferriferous
ferriferous
adj
Containing iron.
ferrivorous
ferrivorous
adj
That eats or consumes iron.
ferrocerium
ferrocerium
noun
A pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium that is used to make the flints for cigarette lighters
ferruginous
ferruginous
adj
rust-colored.
rusty.
feudatorial
feudatorial
adj
Synonym of feudatory
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
feuilletons
feuilletons
noun
plural of feuilleton
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fibromucous
fibroserous
fibrousness
fibrousness
noun
The state or quality of being fibrous.
fidejussion
fidejussion
noun
(law) The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.
fidejussory
fidejussory
adj
Of or relating to fidejussion.
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
filoviruses
filoviruses
noun
plural of filovirus
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
fissiparous
fissiparous
adj
(cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
Causing division or fragmenting something.
Factious, tending to break into pieces.
fissuration
fissuration
noun
The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
The condition of having fissures.
fissuriform
fissuriform
adj
That resembles a fissure
fistulatome
fistulatous
fistulatous
adj
Of or relating to a fistula.
fistuliform
fistuliform
adj
Of a fistular form; tubular; pipe-shaped.
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
flirtatious
flirtatious
adj
(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
Of or pertaining to flirtation.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
floricomous
floricomous
adj
(zoology) Having a certain kind of ovipositor, characteristic of the Cnephasiini, consisting of papillae anales with a section of flat-headed setae.
Having the head adorned with flowers.
floriferous
floriferous
adj
(botany) That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers).