That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
antifungals
antifungals
noun
plural of antifungal
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
argusfishes
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
beefburgers
beefburgers
noun
plural of beefburger
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
biofoulings
biofoulings
noun
plural of biofouling
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bumfuzzling
bumfuzzling
verb
present participle of bumfuzzle
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
calcifugous
calcifugous
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camouflages
camouflages
noun
plural of camouflage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camouflage
camouflagic
camouflagic
adj
Providing or relating to camouflage.
carfuffling
carriageful
carriageful
noun
The amount that can fit in a carriage.
caustifying
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
changchowfu
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
cimicifugin
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
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.
configuring
configuring
verb
present participle of configure
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
confusingly
confusingly
adv
In a confusing manner
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
culicifugal
culicifugal
adj
That repels culicine mosquitoes.
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
defocussing
designfully
designfully
adv
In a designful manner.
desulfuring
desulfuring
verb
present participle of desulfur
diabolifuge
disfiguring
disfiguring
verb
present participle of disfigure
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
disunifying
disunifying
verb
present participle of disunify
dreamingful
dumfounding
dumfounding
verb
present participle of dumfound
echafaudage
effulgences
effulgences
noun
plural of effulgence
effulgently
effulgently
adv
In an effulgent manner; brilliantly.
emulsifying
emulsifying
adj
That emulsifies
verb
present participle of emulsify
enfleurages
enfleurages
noun
plural of enfleurage
engulfments
engulfments
noun
plural of engulfment
fainaiguing
fainaiguing
verb
present participle of fainaigue
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
farmersburg
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
farraginous
farraginous
adj
(now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
fatigueless
fatigueless
adj
Free from fatigue.
fatiguesome
fatiguesome
adj
fatiguing; tiring
fatiguingly
fatiguingly
adv
In a fatiguing manner.
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
fecundating
fecundating
verb
present participle of fecundate
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
ferruginate
ferruginean
ferruginous
ferruginous
adj
rust-colored.
rusty.
feudalising
feudalising
verb
present participle of feudalise
feudalizing
feudalizing
verb
present participle of feudalize
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
fireflaught
fistulizing
fistulizing
verb
present participle of fistulize
flagellulae
flaughtbred
flauntingly
flauntingly
adv
In a flaunting manner
florilegium
florilegium
noun
(Christianity) A patristic anthology.
A collection of flowers.
florisugent
floundering
floundering
noun
The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
verb
present participle of flounder
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
fluctuating
fluctuating
adj
Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
noun
A fluctuation.
verb
present participle of fluctuate
fluegelhorn
fluegelhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of flugelhorn
flugelhorns
flugelhorns
noun
plural of flugelhorn
fluidifying
fluidifying
verb
present participle of fluidify
fluorescing
fluorescing
verb
present participle of fluoresce
fluorogenic
fluorogenic
adj
(physics) That generates fluorescence
flustrating
flustrating
verb
present participle of flustrate
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
foregrounds
foregrounds
noun
plural of foreground
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreground
forejudging
forejudging
verb
present participle of forejudge
forerunning
forerunning
verb
present participle of forerun
forestburgh
forethought
forethought
adj
Thought of, or planned, beforehand.
noun
Anticipation.
Provident care; prudence.
Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forethink
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
forfoughten
forfoughten
Adjective
Exhausted from fighting.
forgetfully
forgetfully
adv
in a forgetful manner
forjudgment
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
formulizing
formulizing
verb
present participle of formulize
forstraught
forstraught
adj
(obsolete, rare) Distracted.
fougerolles
fountaining
fountaining
verb
present participle of fountain
fourrageres
fourrageres
noun
plural of fourragere
foxhuntings
frangulinic
frazeysburg
frequentage
frequentage
noun
The habit or practice of frequenting.
frequenting
frequenting
verb
present participle of frequent
frightfully
frightfully
adv
In a frightful manner.
frigidarium
frigidarium
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) In Ancient Roman baths, a room with a bath of cold water.
frigiferous
fructifying
fructifying
verb
present participle of fructify
frugalities
frugalities
noun
plural of frugality
frugiferous
frugiferous
adj
bearing fruit
frugivorous
frugivorous
adj
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
frustrating
frustrating
adj
Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.
verb
present participle of frustrate
fuciphagous
fugaciously
fugaciously
adv
In a fugacious way.
fulgentness
fulgoroidea
fulgurantly
fulgurantly
adv
In a fulgurant manner.
fulgurating
fulgurating
verb
present participle of fulgurate
fulguration
fulguration
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface
(medicine) cauterization with electricity; electrocautery
A flash of lightning
fuligulinae
fulminating
fulminating
adj
(medicine) Describing any sudden and severe (often fatal) inflammation
verb
present participle of fulminate
fumigations
fumigations
noun
plural of fumigation
functioning
functioning
adj
(euphemistic, of a person) Mentally disabled but still able to survive in wider society.
Functional, working
noun
Action of the verb function.
Manner by which something functions; the workings.
verb
present participle of function
fundraising
fundraising
adj
(attributive) Relating to raising money (funds), particularly for charities.
noun
The process of collecting money by requesting donations from individuals and businesses.
fungibility
fungibility
noun
The property of a good or a commodity whereby individual units are capable of mutual substitution.
fungicolous
fungicolous
adj
(mycology) growing on other fungi
fungiferous
fungistatic
fungistatic
adj
That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill off their population.
fungivorous
fungivorous
adj
Feeding on fungi.
fungologist
fungologist
noun
One who studies fungi; a mycologist.
fungosities
fungosities
noun
plural of fungosity
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furloughing
furloughing
verb
present participle of furlough
furnishings
furnishings
noun
Accessories used with a dress.
Furniture generally.
Items of furniture and/or accessories by which something is equipped so as to be more useful, convenient, or comfortable.
The objects, other than furniture, that occupy an interior space.
plural of furnishing
fusillading
fusillading
verb
present participle of fusillade
fussbudgets
fussbudgets
noun
plural of fussbudget
fussbudgety
fussbudgety
adj
Like a fussbudget; tending to fuss or complain about trivial matters.
fustigating
fustigating
verb
present participle of fustigate
fustigation
fustigation
noun
(by extension) a harsh verbal assault
a beating with a club
fustigatory
gainfulness
gainfulness
noun
The state or quality of being gainful; profitableness.
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
gallimaufry
gallimaufry
noun
(dated, countable, uncountable) A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.
(figuratively) Any absurd medley, an elaborate mishmash
gemmiferous
gemmiferous
adj
(biology) Multiplying by means of buds.
(biology) Producing gemmae or buds.
genuflected
genuflected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of genuflect