(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
africanderism
afrikanderism
afterswarming
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
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.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
antisoporific
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
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
asperifoliate
asperifoliate
adj
Alternative form of asperifolious
asperifolious
asperifolious
adj
(botany) Having rough leaves.
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
blenniiformes
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
brieflessness
brieflessness
noun
Absence of a legal brief.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
calamiferious
calcariferous
calcariferous
adj
calciferous
calefactories
calefactories
noun
plural of calefactory
calyciflorous
calyciflorous
adj
(botany) calycifloral
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.
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
colubriformes
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
cominformists
confectioners
confectioners
noun
plural of confectioner
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederatism
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
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.
crystalliform
crystalliform
adj
In the form of a crystal.
cushionflower
cypseliformes
deflagrations
deflagrations
noun
plural of deflagration
deforestation
deforestation
noun
(computing theory) A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
desirefulness
desirefulness
noun
The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess.
desulfovibrio
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfurising
desulfurising
verb
present participle of desulfurise
desulfurizing
desulfurizing
verb
present participle of desulfurize
diatomiferous
differentials
differentials
noun
plural of differential
differentness
differentness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being different.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being different.
diffusiometer
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
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disfiguration
disfiguration
noun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disfiguringly
disfiguringly
adv
So as to cause disfigurement.
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.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
disrespectful
disrespectful
adj
Lacking respect.
irrespective, heedless, regardless
distressfully
distressfully
adv
In a distressful way; showing distress
distrustfully
distrustfully
adv
In a distrustful manner
disuniformity
disuniformity
noun
The quality of being disuniform.
diversifiable
diversifiable
adj
Capable of being diversified or varied.
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
driftlessness
driftlessness
noun
Quality of being driftless.
dumfriesshire
dumfriesshire
Proper noun
a historic county in Scotland which was abolished in 1975 and absorbed into Region. Its county town was
effervescible
effervescible
adj
Capable of effervescing.
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
epidotiferous
epidotiferous
adj
Bearing the mineral epidote.
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
falconiformes
familiarising
familiarising
verb
present participle of familiarise
familiarities
familiarities
noun
plural of familiarity
fantasmagoria
fantasmagoria
noun
Alternative form of phantasmagoria
fantasmagoric
farinaceously
farinaceously
adv
In a farinaceous manner.
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
farrandsville
farseeingness
farseeingness
noun
The quality of being farseeing.
fashionmonger
fashionmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
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.
featureliness
featureliness
noun
The quality of being featurely.
federationist
federationist
noun
An advocate of federationism.
feinschmecker
fermentations
fermentations
noun
plural of fermentation
fermentitious
fermentitious
adj
Exhibiting or relating to fermentation.
ferociousness
ferociousness
noun
The quality of being ferocious; ferocity
fertilisation
fertilisation
noun
(chiefly British spelling) alternative spelling of fertilization
festschriften
festschriften
noun
plural of festschrift
fibrillations
fibrillations
noun
plural of fibrillation
fibrinogenous
fibrinogenous
adj
Resembling fibrinogen; capable of forming fibrin.
fibrinokinase
fibromuscular
fibromuscular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
fibromyositis
fibropsammoma
fibrospongiae
fibrovascular
fibrovascular
adj
Having both fibrous and vascular tissue
fiddlerfishes
fidepromissor
fidepromissor
noun
(historical, law) One who pledges himself as security for another; bail, surety