(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterworking
agroforester
agroforester
noun
One who takes part in agroforestry
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amplificator
antifriction
antifriction
adj
Reducing or intended to reduce friction.
antireformer
antireformer
noun
(politics) One who opposes reform.
archboutefeu
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
birefraction
bottleflower
brevifoliate
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
butterflower
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caprificator
caprificator
noun
One who pollinates figs by caprification.
certificator
certificator
noun
One who certificates.
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chondrofetal
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
cofathership
coformulator
comfortation
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
cominformist
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
confarreated
confectioner
confectioner
noun
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederatio
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
conferential
conferential
adj
Of or pertaining to a conference
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confirmation
confirmation
noun
(law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatory
confirmatory
adj
Serving to confirm something.
confiscators
confiscators
noun
plural of confiscator
confiscatory
confiscatory
adj
Using confiscation
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflagrator
conflagrator
noun
(rare) One who starts a fire.
conformation
conformation
noun
(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
The state of being conformed; agreement
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
confraternal
confraternal
adj
Of or pertaining to a confraternity
confrication
confrontment
confrontment
noun
Confrontation.
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.
counterdraft
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfires
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterforce
counterforce
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
noun
A force that opposes another force.
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
counteroffer
counteroffer
noun
An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verb
To offer as a counteroffer.
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
counterrefer
counterscoff
counterscoff
noun
A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
craftspeople
craftspeople
noun
plural of craftsperson
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
cretefaction
cruciformity
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
cushioncraft
cystofibroma
cystofibroma
noun
(pathology) A fibroma containing cysts
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
deforcements
deforcements
noun
plural of deforcement
deformations
deformations
noun
plural of deformation
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
dendritiform
dendritiform
adj
Alternative form of dendriform
diffareation
diffractions
diffractions
noun
plural of diffraction
digitaliform
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
discomforted
discomforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discomfort
discomforter
discomforter
noun
One who causes discomfort.
doctorfishes
doctorfishes
noun
plural of doctorfish
draftsperson
draftsperson
noun
A draftsman or draftswoman.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
ectocuniform
effiguration
efflorescent
efflorescent
adj
Bursting into flower.
Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.
Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
effortlessly
effortlessly
adv
Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.
effronteries
effronteries
noun
plural of effrontery
effusiometer
effusiometer
noun
A device that measures the rate of effusion of a gas.
electroforms
electroforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroform
electrofused
electrofused
adj
fused (together) using electricity
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrofuse
elytriferous
enforcements
enforcements
noun
plural of enforcement
engraftation
engraftation
noun
The act of engrafting; engraftment.
entocuniform
epileptiform
epileptiform
adj
Of or pertaining to epilepsy, or resembling epilepsy, particularly in regard to its associated seizures.
esteriferous
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
exfiguration
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.
fabrications
fabrications
noun
plural of fabrication
facilitators
facilitators
noun
plural of facilitator
facilitatory
facilitatory
adj
That serves to facilitate.
factionaries
factionaries
noun
plural of factionary
factoryville
fairyologist
fairyologist
noun
One who studies fairyology.
falsificator
falsificator
noun
(archaic) A falsifier; a person who falsifies or forges something.
fanglomerate
fanglomerate
noun
(geology) A stratigraphic unit in which conglomerates that were deposited in an alluvial fan are common.
fangotherapy
faradisation
faradisation
noun
Alternative form of faradization
faradization
faradization
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The therapeutic application of the faradic, or induced, electrical current.
favorability
favorability
noun
Something which is favorable
The quality or degree of being viewed favorably
featherstone
federational
federational
adj
Federative; pertaining to, characteristic of, or constituting a federation.
felicitators
felicitators
noun
plural of felicitator
femorotibial
femorotibial
adj
Relating to the femur and tibia.
fenestration
fenestration
noun
(architecture) The arrangement of windows and similar openings in a building.
(botany) Either a translucent area in a structure such as a leaf or flower petal, or an opening in a structure.
(nautical) The practice of placing holes in the rudder of a ship to reduce the work required to move the rudder while preserving its ability to steer the ship.
(surgery, anatomy) An opening in the surface of an organ etc; the surgical creation of such an opening, especially one in the bony part of the inner ear made to improve hearing.
(surgery, anatomy) An opening that occurs naturally or is created surgically, as through a biological membrane.
fermentation
fermentation
noun
(biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.
fermentatory
fermentatory
adj
Of or relating to fermentation.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
ferrocalcite
ferrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) Limestone containing a large percentage of iron carbonate, and hence turning brown on exposure.
ferrocyanate
ferrocyanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of ferrocyanic acid; a ferrocyanide.
ferromagnets
ferromagnets
noun
plural of ferromagnet
ferronatrite
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
festooneries
festooneries
noun
plural of festoonery
fetichmonger
fetishmonger
fetoproteins
fetoproteins
noun
plural of fetoprotein
feuillemorte
feuillemorte
adj
Of the color of dead or dying leaves: dull yellowish or orangish brown.