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.
antisoporific
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
artificialism
artificialism
noun
(psychology) The belief that anything that exists must have been made by a conscious entity, such as God or a human being
aschaffenburg
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
calamiferious
calcariferous
calcariferous
adj
calciferous
calefactories
calefactories
noun
plural of calefactory
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
celluliferous
celluliferous
adj
Bearing or producing little cells.
centrisciform
ceratofibrous
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chieftainries
chieftainries
noun
plural of chieftainry
chiffonnieres
chloroformism
chloroformism
noun
(medicine, archaic) addiction to chloroform
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
ciconiiformes
classificator
classificator
noun
Synonym of classifier
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
cocculiferous
coffeeberries
coffeeberries
noun
plural of coffeeberry
colorfastness
colorfastness
noun
The characteristic of being colorfast.
colourfulness
colourfulness
noun
Alternative form of colorfulness
colubriformes
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
cominformists
confectioners
confectioners
noun
plural of confectioner
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederatism
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confessionary
confessionary
adj
Of or relating to confession.
noun
A confessional.
A manual or guide to making confession.
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
confirmations
confirmations
noun
plural of confirmation
confirmedness
confirmedness
noun
The quality of being confirmed.
conformations
conformations
noun
plural of conformation
conidiiferous
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.
coraciiformes
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.
costoinferior
counterfessed
counteroffers
counteroffers
noun
plural of counteroffer
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
crescentiform
crescentiform
adj
Having a crescent shape.
crestfallenly
crestfallenly
adv
In a crestfallen manner.
crystalliform
crystalliform
adj
In the form of a crystal.
cushionflower
cypseliformes
defervescence
defervescence
noun
The departure or subsiding of a fever.
deflorescence
deflorescence
noun
(pathology) disappearance of an eruption of the skin
disaffirmance
disaffirmance
noun
(law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal.
(law) The act of disaffirming; denial.
discomfitures
discomfitures
noun
plural of discomfiture
discomforting
discomforting
verb
present participle of discomfort
disconformity
disconformity
noun
(geology) A type of unconformity in which erosion or lack of deposition has occurred between two parallel sedimentary strata.
(religion) nonconformity
disfranchised
disfranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise
disfranchiser
disfranchiser
noun
One who disfranchises.
disfranchises
disfranchises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfranchise
disgracefully
disgracefully
adv
In a disgraceful manner.
disrespectful
disrespectful
adj
Lacking respect.
irrespective, heedless, regardless
effervescence
effervescence
noun
Foment.
The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.
Vivacity.
effervescency
effervescency
noun
(archaic) effervescence
effervescible
effervescible
adj
Capable of effervescing.
efflorescence
efflorescence
noun
(botany) The production of flowers.
(chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.
(construction) An encrustation of soluble salts, commonly white, deposited on the surface of stone, brick, plaster, or mortar; usually caused by free alkalies leached from mortar or adjacent concrete as moisture moves through it.
(figurative) Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc.
(geology) An encrustation of soluble salts, deposited on rock or soil by evaporation; often found in arid or geothermal environments.
(pathology) A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.
efflorescency
efflorescency
noun
Archaic form of efflorescence.
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
enfranchising
enfranchising
verb
present participle of enfranchise
falconiformes
fantasmagoric
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
featherstitch
featherstitch
noun
A kind of embroidery stitch made of open, looped stitches worked alternately to the right and left of a central rib.
verb
To make stitches of this kind.
feinschmecker
ferociousness
ferociousness
noun
The quality of being ferocious; ferocity
festschriften
festschriften
noun
plural of festschrift
fibromuscular
fibromuscular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
fibrovascular
fibrovascular
adj
Having both fibrous and vascular tissue
fletcherising
floristically
floristically
adv
In a floristic manner; according to flora.
With regard to floristry
fluorescences
fluorescences
noun
plural of fluorescence
fluorocarbons
fluorocarbons
noun
plural of fluorocarbon
fluoroscopies
fluoroscopies
noun
plural of fluoroscopy
fluoroscoping
fluoroscoping
verb
present participle of fluoroscope
fluoroscopist
fluoroscopist
noun
One who carries out fluoroscopy.
forcelessness
forcelessness
noun
The state, condition, or quality of being forceless; lack or absence of force.
forcipressure
forcipressure
noun
The arrest of hemorrhage by forceps compression.
foreassurance
forecastingly
forecastingly
adv
So as to forecast or predict.
forecastleman
forecastleman
noun
A crew member whose station is the forecastle, or whose quarters are below it.
forecastlemen
forecastlemen
noun
plural of forecastleman
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.
forensicality
forensicality
noun
The quality of being forensic; a forensic approach or attitude.
foreschooling
forespecified
forespecified
Adjective
Specified before, i.e. earlier in the same document.
formicivorous
formicivorous
adj
(entomology) Feeding on ants.
formularistic
formularistic
adj
Pertaining to, or exhibiting, formularization.
fornicatrices
fornicatrices
noun
plural of fornicatrix
forwardsearch
fractionalism
fractionalism
noun
(politics) The division of a political party into groups that may have differing ideologies.
fractionising
fractionising
verb
present participle of fractionise
fractiousness
fractiousness
noun
A peevish or cranky nature.
The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
fractocumulus
fractostratus
franchisement
franchisement
noun
release; deliverance; freedom
franciscanism
francophilism
frankincensed
frankincensed
adj
Perfumed with frankincense.
frankincenses
frankincenses
noun
plural of frankincense
freechurchism
freemasonical
friedrichsdor
frontispieced
frontispieced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frontispiece
frontispieces
frontispieces
noun
plural of frontispiece
fructuousness
fructuousness
noun
fruitfulness
frumentaceous
frumentaceous
adj
Resembling or pertaining to grain, especially wheat.