(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
archpontiff
archsacrificator
bathofloric
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
calathiform
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
chondrification
chondrification
noun
(physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process.
chondrofibromatous
christiform
christoff
christoffel
christoffer
christoforo
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
chylification
chylification
Noun
The production of chyle
chylificatory
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
cochlearifoliate
cockfight
cockfight
noun
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs
verb
To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cofathership
cofighter
cofreighter
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
convictfish
convictfishes
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
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.
counterflight
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countfish
cushioncraft
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
desaccharification
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
doctorfish
doctorfish
noun
Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
doctorfishes
doctorfishes
noun
plural of doctorfish
electrofishing
electrofishing
noun
a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
etherification
etherification
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of making an ether, especially the removal of alcohols from petroleum products by reacting with sulfuric acid.
ethoxycaffeine
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
factorships
factorships
noun
plural of factorship
factoryship
fetichmonger
fianchetto
fianchetto
noun
(chess) The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file.
verb
(chess) To play a fianchetto.
fianchettoed
fianchettoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto
fianchettos
fianchettos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto
fibrobronchitis
fibrochondritis
fibrochondrosteal
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
foliobranchiate
forecatching
forecatharping
forthcoming
forthcoming
adj
(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.
Available when needed; in place, ready.
Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
noun
An act of coming forth.
Something that is yet to come.
verb
present participle of forthcome
forthcomingness
forthcomingness
noun
The state or quality of being forthcoming.
fourchite
frenchification
frenchification
Noun
The act of Frenchifying.
Something Frenchified.
fucoxanthin
fucoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
fucoxanthine
fucoxanthins
fucoxanthins
noun
plural of fucoxanthin
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hectocotyliferous
heteroinfection
hitchproof
homecrofting
hornification
hornification
noun
adhesion of fiber surfaces to each other as a result of drying, leading to lower porosity and solvent accessibility
cornification
horrification
horrification
noun
That which causes horror.
humanification
humanification
noun
The process or result of humanifying.
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
humidifications
humidifications
noun
plural of humidification
humification
humification
noun
The process of humifying; conversion into humus.
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hyperconfident
hyperconfident
adj
Extremely confident.
hyperconfidently
hyperconformist
hyperconformity
hyperconformity
noun
Excessive conformity
hyperdeification
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
hyperfunctional
hyperfunctional
adj
Having, or characterised by, increased function
hyperfunctionally
hyperfunctioning
hyperfunctioning
noun
Excessive functioning
hyperperfection
hypocrateriform
hypocrateriform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a salver.
hypofunction
hypofunction
noun
(medicine) Abnormally low function.
ichthyofauna
ichthyofauna
noun
The fish of a particular region
ichthyofaunal
ichthyofaunal
adj
Relating to ichthyofauna.
ichthyoform
ichthyoform
adj
Resembling a fish.
noun
A particular antiseptic.
ichthyornithiformes
ichthyosiform
ichthyosiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ichthyosis.
incoherentific
inferobranchiate
inferobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata.
infrathoracic
infrathoracic
adj
(anatomy) inferior to the thorax
infratrochanteric
infratrochanteric
adj
(anatomy) Below the trochanter
infratrochlear
infratrochlear
adj
(anatomy) Below a trochlea; applied especially to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve.
itchproof
lichenification
lichenification
noun
(dermatology) Epidermal thickening characterized by visible and palpable thickening of the skin with accentuated skin markings.
lithifaction
lithifaction
noun
Alternative form of lithification
lithification
lithification
noun
(geology) The compaction and cementation of sediment into rock.
lithofellic
lithofellinic
lithofracteur
lithofracteur
noun
An explosive compound of nitroglycerin.
lithofractor
lithofractor
noun
Alternative form of lithofracteur (“explosive compound”)
machinification
machinification
noun
The process of turning something into a machine.
machinofacture
machinofacture
noun
The production of goods through the use of machines.
verb
To produce by means of machinofacture.
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
metchnikoff
mythification
mythification
noun
Conversion into a myth.
nihilification
nitrochloroform
nitrochloroform
noun
chlorpicrin
nonfeldspathic
nonfeldspathic
adj
Not feldspathic.
northcliffe
olfactophobia
orthoformic
osteochondrofibroma
pathoformic
phoenicopteriformes
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
photofluorographic
photofluorographic
adj
Relating to photofluorography.
pitchford
pitchfork
pitchfork
noun
(casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
(rare) A tuning fork.
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
verb
(transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
(transitive, figurative) To throw suddenly.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
preachification
preachification
noun
(informal) Preaching.
rhinocerotiform
rhinocerotiform
adj
(zoology, rare) Shaped like (that of) a rhinoceros.
richthofen
saccharification
saccharification
noun
(biochemistry) The hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides to form simple sugars.