Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
affirmativeness
affirmativeness
noun
The property of being affirmative.
afforestational
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
antereformation
antiferromagnet
antiferromagnet
noun
(physics) An antiferromagnetic material
antifeudalistic
antipriestcraft
antipriestcraft
noun
Opposition to priestcraft.
arteriofibrosis
artificialities
artificialities
noun
plural of artificiality
auldfarrantlike
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beforementioned
beforementioned
Adjective
Previously mentioned.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
butteryfingered
cementification
cementification
noun
Synonym of cementogenesis
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
certifiableness
certifiableness
noun
The quality of being certifiable (able to be certified).
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
cilioflagellata
cilioflagellate
circumferential
circumferential
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
Circuitous, indirect or roundabout.
closefistedness
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
comfortlessness
comfortlessness
noun
The state or quality of being comfortless.
confectionaries
confectionaries
noun
plural of confectionary
confectioneries
confectioneries
noun
plural of confectionery
confessionalist
confessionalist
noun
A person who confesses
A priest who hears confession
An advocate of confessionalism
confidentiality
confidentiality
noun
(countable) Something told in confidence; a secret.
(uncountable) The property of being confidential.
confraternities
confraternities
noun
plural of confraternity
congelifraction
congelifraction
noun
the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water.
corticoafferent
corticoefferent
corticoefferent
adj
Leading outward from the cerebral cortex
cosignificative
cosignificative
adj
(rare) Having the same meaning.
counterdefender
counterfeisance
counterfeisance
noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation.
counterfeitment
counterfeitment
noun
counterfeiting
counterfeitness
counterfeitness
noun
The state or quality of being counterfeit.
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfiedness
crestfallenness
crestfallenness
noun
The quality of being crestfallen.
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
cystoflagellata
cystoflagellate
deacidification
deacidification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of removing or neutralizing acid
deafforestation
decalcification
decalcification
noun
The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
deceitfulnesses
deceitfulnesses
noun
plural of deceitfulness
decertification
decertification
noun
The act or process of decertifying.
dedifferentiate
dedifferentiate
verb
To lose or reverse differentiation
defunctionalize
defunctionalize
verb
(computing, programming) To subject to defunctionalization.
delignification
delignification
noun
The removal of lignin, typically from wood pulp
demagnification
demagnification
noun
The act or the result of demagnifying.
democratifiable
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
denitrification
denitrification
noun
The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
despecification
despecification
noun
(obsolete) discrimination
The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
devitrification
devitrification
noun
The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state
dezincification
dezincification
noun
(metallurgy) The undesirable removal of zinc from zinc-containing alloys by a chemical reaction, as when red rot occurs in brass due to presence of acids.
The act or process of freeing from zinc.
differentialize
differentialize
verb
(rare) Synonym of differentiate
differentiating
differentiating
verb
present participle of differentiate
differentiation
differentiation
noun
(biology) The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.
(biology, evolution) The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (species, genus, variety, etc.) becomes distinct from another, or acquires distinct features; the result of such a process: distinctness.
(geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
The process of developing distinct components.
differentiative
differentiative
adj
That differentiates, or causes differentiation
differentiators
differentiators
noun
plural of differentiator
diffractiveness
dinoflagellatae
disaffectedness
disaffectedness
noun
The quality of being disaffected.
disaffectionate
disaffectionate
adj
Not disposed to affection; unfriendly.
disafforestment
disafforestment
noun
disafforestation
disconformities
disconformities
noun
plural of disconformity
disrespectfully
disrespectfully
adv
In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
distastefulness
distastefulness
noun
The state or quality of being distasteful or objectionable; causing averseness; unpleasantness.
distressfulness
distressfulness
noun
The state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.
distrustfulness
distrustfulness
noun
The state or quality of being distrustful or doubtful; distrust; mistrust.
diversification
diversification
noun
(finance) An investment strategy involving investing in a range of assets with differing features in order to reduce specific risk.
A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.
The act, or the result, of diversifying.
dumbfounderment
dumbfounderment
noun
dumbfoundedness
effectualnesses
effranchisement
effranchisement
noun
Obsolete form of enfranchisement.
electrification
electrification
noun
The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
The adaptation (of a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.
electroaffinity
electrorefining
electrorefining
noun
A process, similar to electrowinning, for the removal of impurities from a metal.
emulsifiability
emulsifiability
noun
The quality or degree of being emulsifiable.
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
enfranchisement
enfranchisement
noun
(land legal, England & Wales, historical) the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
A release from slavery
The act of enfranchising
The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
epifolliculitis
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificative
exemplificative
adj
Serving as an example; illustrative.
extrafascicular
extrafascicular
adj
Outside of a fascicle
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extrascientific
extrascientific
adj
Beyond the context of science.
faithlessnesses
faithlessnesses
noun
plural of faithlessness
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fantasticalness
fantasticalness
noun
The state or condition of being fantastical.
fatiguabilities
featherlessness
featherlessness
noun
The state or condition of being featherless; lack of feathers.
featurelessness
featurelessness
noun
The state or condition of being featureless.
federalizations
federalizations
noun
plural of federalization
feebleheartedly
femoropopliteal
femoropopliteal
adj
Relating to the femur and popliteus.
fertilisability
fertilisational
fertilizability
fertilizability
noun
The condition of being, or the extent to which something is fertilizable
fertilizational
fertilizational
adj
Relating to fertilization.
feuilletonistic
feuilletonistic
adj
Characteristic of feuilletonism.
fibrinopurulent
fibrinopurulent
adj
Relating to, or containing fibrin and pus
fibrointestinal
fibromyomectomy
fibroreticulate
filamentiferous
filamentiferous
adj
(archaic) filiferous
fissidentaceous
fissidentaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Fissidentaceae.
flabellifoliate
flacourtiaceous
flacourtiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to or formerly belonging to the family Flacourtiaceae.
flibbertigibbet
flibbertigibbet
noun
(archaic) An imp, a fiend.
A flighty person; someone regarded as silly, irresponsible, or scatterbrained, especially someone who chatters or gossips.
An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
flirtatiousness
flirtatiousness
noun
The quality of being flirtatious
fluorophosphate
fluorophosphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion
(organic chemistry) The functional group >PO₃F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group with a fluorine atom; any compound containing such a group
foliobranchiate
foreappointment
foreappointment
noun
Previous appointment; preordination.
foreimagination
foreordainments
foreordainments
noun
plural of foreordainment
forepredicament
forepreparation
forepreparation
noun
Something done in advance, to make ready; preparation.
foresightedness
foresightedness
noun
The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
forethoughtless
forethoughtless
adj
Without forethought.
forfeitableness
forthcomingness
forthcomingness
noun
The state or quality of being forthcoming.
foulmouthedness
foulmouthedness
noun
The quality or state of being foul-mouthed.
fracturableness
fragmentariness
fragmentariness
noun
The quality of being fragmentary.
fragmentisation
fragmentization
fragmentization
noun
fragmentation; the breaking of something into fragments
fraternizations
fraternizations
noun
plural of fraternization
freeheartedness
freeheartedness
noun
The quality or state of being freehearted.
fremontodendron
frenchification
frenchification
Noun
The act of Frenchifying.
Something Frenchified.
frighteningness
frightfulnesses
frightfulnesses
noun
plural of frightfulness
frigidoreceptor
functionalities
functionalities
noun
plural of functionality
fundamentalists
fundamentalists
noun
plural of fundamentalist
fundamentalness
fundamentalness
noun
The state or condition of being fundamental; essential importance.
gasterosteiform
gasterosteiform
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the order Gasterosteiformes.