(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluniferous
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anguliferous
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
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
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
antifeudalization
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
archfounder
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arsenofuran
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
autodifferentiation
autodifferentiation
noun
(biology) Automatic differentiation and specialization of cells; autonomous development.
(mathematics, computing) The automatic differentiation of a function by a computer.
The differentiation of a whole into distinct parts; self-differentiation.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autofermentation
autofermentation
noun
endogenous fermentation
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autoinfection
autoinfection
noun
The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host.
autoreflection
autoreinfusion
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
bacteriofluorescin
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beeftongue
beflounce
befortune
befortune
verb
(poetic, dated, transitive) To befall.
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befrounce
behoovefulness
benzofluorene
benzofluorene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which a benzene ring is fused to a fluorene moiety
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzofuryl
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzothiofuran
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
benzotrifuran
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bodefulness
bouffante
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
bufflehorn
buffone
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
buffoonesque
buffoonishness
bufonidae
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
bufotenine
bufotenine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
calcaneofibular
calcaneofibular
adj
Relating to the calcaneus and fibula.
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cathodofluorescence
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
ceruminiferous
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
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
cienfuegos
cinquefoil
cinquefoil
noun
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
(topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
A potentilla (flower).
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
circumferentor
circumferentor
noun
(surveying) An instrument used to measure horizontal angles, consisting of a brass circle and an index, all of one piece.
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
coeffluent
coeffluential
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
cofounded
cofounded
adj
Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofound
cofounder
cofounder
noun
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
colorfulness
colorfulness
noun
The perceived intensity of a specific color.
The state of being colorful.
colourfulness
colourfulness
noun
Alternative form of colorfulness
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
conchyliferous
confabulate
confabulate
verb
(intransitive) To confer.
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
confessarius
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
configure
configure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confiture
confiture
noun
a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
conflexure
confluence
confluence
noun
(biology) The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
(computer science, in rewriting systems) A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.
A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.
confluences
confluences
noun
plural of confluence
confluent
confluent
adj
(biology) Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass.
(geometry, of a triangle) Exactly the same size as another triangle.
(mathematics) Given a binary operation →_𝛽 on a set A, and its reflexive, transitive closure ↠_𝛽 , then, for all a1, a2, and a3 in A, if a1 →_𝛽 a2 and a1 →_𝛽 a3, then there must exist an a4 in A such that a2 ↠_𝛽 a4 and a3 ↠_𝛽 a4.
(meteorology, of wind) Converging, especially as viewed on a weather chart.
(of two or more objects or shapes) Converging, merging or flowing together into one.
noun
A stream uniting and flowing with another; a confluent stream.
confluently
confluently
adv
In a confluent manner
confluxes
confluxes
noun
plural of conflux
confluxible
confluxibleness
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confounded
confounded
adj
confused, astonished
damned, accursed, bloody
defeated, thwarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confound
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confoundedness
confoundedness
noun
The state or quality of being confounded.
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confricamentum
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confuse
confuse
verb
(intransitive) To be confused.
(transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
(transitive, dated) To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
(transitive, obsolete) To rout; discomfit.
confused
confused
adj
(of a person or animal) disoriented
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
embarrassed
making no sense; illogical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confuse
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
confuser
confuser
noun
One who or that which confuses.
confusers
confusers
noun
plural of confuser
confuses
confuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confuse