Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
noun
A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles
acneform
acneform
adj
(pathology, especially of a rash) Resembling acne
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
actiniform
actiniform
adj
Having a radiated form
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adiantiform
aepyornithiformes
affeerment
affeerment
noun
(obsolete, law) The act of affeering or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances of the case.
affirmance
affirmance
noun
(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
affirmances
affirmances
noun
plural of affirmance
affirmant
affirmant
noun
(law) One who affirms of taking an oath.
One who affirms or asserts.
affirmation
affirmation
noun
(law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
affirmations
affirmations
noun
plural of affirmation
affirmativeness
affirmativeness
noun
The property of being affirmative.
affirming
affirming
noun
The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afikomen
afikomen
noun
(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
aforementioned
aforementioned
adj
Previously mentioned.
noun
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
aforenamed
aforenamed
Adjective
Named earlier in a document.
aframerican
africanderism
africanism
africanism
Noun
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
afrikanderdom
afrikanderism
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afterfermentation
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
afterswarming
aftertreatment
aircraftman
aircraftman
noun
A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
aircraftsman
aircraftsman
noun
An aircraftman.
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminofibrin
alcyoniform
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminoferric
amafingo
amalfian
amalfitan
amelification
amentiferae
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
amentiform
amentiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amidocaffeine
aminoformic
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
ammonification
ammonification
noun
(biochemistry) The formation of ammonia or its compounds from nitrogenous compounds, especially as a result of bacterial decomposition.
(chemistry) The treatment or impregnation of something with ammonia.
ammonified
ammonified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ammonify
ammonifier
ammonifier
noun
That which ammonifies
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
ammonify
ammonify
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate.
ammonifying
ammonifying
verb
present participle of ammonify
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
angelinformal
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anopluriform
anseriformes
antadiform
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
antereformation
antereformational
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
anticonfederationism
anticonformist
anticonformist
noun
An advocate of anticonformity
anticonformities
anticonformity
anticonformity
noun
A form of individualism that is an active rejection of conformity
antifame
antifame
adj
Opposing fame.
antifascism
antifascism
noun
Opposition to fascism
antifascisms
antifascisms
noun
plural of antifascism
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifemale
antifemale
adj
Averse to, or acting against, females.
noun
A genetic sequence that produces a non-feminine quality.
antifeminine
antifeminine
adj
Opposed to what is feminine.
antifeminism
antifeminism
noun
Opposition to feminism.
antifeminist
antifeminist
adj
advocating antifeminism
antagonistic to feminism
noun
A person who is antagonistic to feminism.
An advocate of antifeminism.
antifeministic
antifeministic
Adjective
antifeminist
antiferment
antifermentative
antifermentative
adj
Countering or preventing fermentation.
noun
A substance that counters or prevents fermentation.
antiferromagnet
antiferromagnet
noun
(physics) An antiferromagnetic material
antiferromagnetic
antiferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antifoam
antifoam
noun
Any chemical agent that inhibits the formation of foam.
antifoaming
antifoaming
adj
That inhibits the formation of foam
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antiformant
antiformin
antiformin
noun
sodium hypochlorite
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antiinflammatory
antiinflammatory
adj
Uncommon spelling of anti-inflammatory.
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
antireformer
antireformer
noun
(politics) One who opposes reform.
antireforming
antireforming
adj
Synonym of antireform
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
araneiform
araneiform
adj
Having the form of a spider
araneiformes
araneiformia
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archinfamy
archinformer
aufmann
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
autofermentation
autofermentation
noun
endogenous fermentation
autoformation
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
axiniform
axiniform
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
bafflement
bafflement
noun
(countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
(uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.