Of or pertaining to epilepsy, or resembling epilepsy, particularly in regard to its associated seizures.
fascioplasty
feldspathoid
feldspathoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
fetoproteins
fetoproteins
noun
plural of fetoprotein
fibroplastic
fibroplastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibroplasia
firestopping
firestopping
noun
Material used as a firestop.
flavoprotein
flavoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases
fluorapatite
fluorapatite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium halophosphate mineral, in which fluoride replaces the hydroxide of apatite, that is mined as a phosphate ore, and occurs in the enamel of teeth.
foreplanting
forestership
forestership
noun
The post or status of forester.
foretypified
foretypified
adj
Typified beforehand.
forthputting
forthputting
adj
Forward, bold; presumptuous; meddlesome.
noun
Forwardness; undue assumption; boldness.
The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
frigotherapy
frontispiece
frontispiece
noun
(archaic, publishing) The title page of a book.
(architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
(architecture) A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
(publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
(slang, archaic, humorous) A person's face.
verb
(transitive, rare) To supply with a frontispiece.
frontspieces
fructiparous
hepatoflavin
hepatoflavin
noun
(biochemistry, rare) A derivative of vitamin B which prevents skin lesions and weight loss.
hypofunction
hypofunction
noun
(medicine) Abnormally low function.
imperfection
imperfection
noun
(countable) Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc.
(uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
imperforated
imperforated
adj
Not perforated; having no opening or aperture; imperforate.
imperforates
imperforates
noun
plural of imperforate
improfitable
improfitable
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of unprofitable
infraprotein
mifepristone
mifepristone
noun
(pharmacology) A steroid pharmaceutical (trademark RU-486) that inhibits the action of progesterone given orally in early pregnancy to induce abortion, or as an emergency contraceptive.
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
mothproofing
mothproofing
verb
present participle of mothproof
nonprofanity
pacification
pacification
noun
The process of pacifying.
pacificators
pacificators
noun
plural of pacificator
pacificatory
pacificatory
adj
Promoting peace; conciliatory.
palification
palification
noun
The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm.
panification
panification
noun
breadmaking
parafunction
parafunction
noun
An abnormal (especially habitual) movement of part of the body
parrotfishes
parrotfishes
noun
plural of parrotfish
parvifoliate
passionfruit
passionfruit
noun
Alternative spelling of passion fruit
paucifoliate
paucifoliate
adj
(botany) Having few leaves.
peltifolious
perfectation
perfectation
noun
The process or result of perfecting something
perfectioner
perfoliation
perforations
perforations
noun
plural of perforation
performative
performative
adj
(philosophy, linguistics) Being enacted as it is said.
Being done as a performance in order to create an impression.
noun
A performative utterance.
perfrication
perfrication
noun
(medicine, archaic) A thorough rubbing, as with an ointment or embrocation.
perfusionist
perfusionist
noun
A trained clinician who operates the heart-lung machine during cardiac and other surgeries.
personifiant
petaliferous
petaliferous
adj
Bearing petals.
petrifaction
petrifaction
noun
An object that has become petrified.
Petrification.
The condition of being petrified.
pettifoggers
pettifoggers
noun
plural of pettifogger
pettifoggery
pettifoggery
noun
The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.
pettifogging
pettifogging
noun
pettifoggery
verb
present participle of pettifog
philterproof
photofission
photofission
noun
(nuclear physics) Nuclear fission as the result of the absorption of a gamma ray or other high-energy photon.
verb
(nuclear physics) To undergo, or cause to undergo, photofission.
pianofortist
pianofortist
noun
(music) A person who plays the pianoforte.
pistilliform
pistilliform
adj
Shaped like a pistil.
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
placentiform
placentiform
adj
(botany) Having the shape of a placenta, or thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle.
planoferrite
plataleiform
plurifoliate
plurifoliate
adj
(botany) Having many leaves
pointfulness
pointfulness
noun
The state or condition of being pointful.
pontificalia
pontifically
pontifically
adv
In a pontifical manner; in the manner of a pope.
Whilst pontificating; with pontification.
pontificated
pontificated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pontificate
pontificates
pontificates
noun
plural of pontificate
pontificator
pontificator
noun
One who pontificates.
pontificious
pontificious
adj
(obsolete) pontifical
postfeminist
postfeminist
adj
Pertaining to postfeminism.
noun
One who belongs to the postfeminism movement.
postfixation
postfixation
noun
(biology) A secondary fixation of a histological sample, often using osmium tetroxide to fixate lipids.
postflection
preaffection
prefectorial
prefectorial
adj
Of or pertaining to a prefect.
prefectorian
prefictional
prefloration
prefloration
noun
(botany) The arrangement (vernation) of floral parts in a bud.
prefoliation
prefoliation
noun
(botany) Vernation (arrangement within a bud) of leaves.
preformation
preformation
noun
(biology, historical) The theory that organisms are fully developed in the form of an egg or seed, and just increase in size (as opposed to epigenesis).
Prior formation.
preformative
preformative
adj
(grammar) Chiefly in Semitic languages: of a letter, syllable, etc.: attached to the beginning of a word as a formative element.
Of a thing: forming or affecting something that comes later.
Of or pertaining to preformation.
noun
Chiefly in Semitic languages: a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word.
preformistic
preformistic
adj
Relating to the theory of preformationism.
preinfection
preinfection
noun
The time before an infection was acquired (often used attributively as an adjective)
infection prior to another process
premortified
prenotifying
prenotifying
verb
present participle of prenotify
preoutfitted
preoutfitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preoutfit
profanations
profanations
noun
plural of profanation
profectional
profectional
adj
Of or relating to profection.
profeminists
profeminists
noun
plural of profeminist
professoriat
professoriat
noun
Professors in general.
proficiently
proficiently
adv
In a proficient manner.
profilometer
profilometer
noun
A device designed to measure the profile, and hence the roughness, of a surface.
profiteering
profiteering
noun
The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.
verb
present participle of profiteer
profiteroles
profiteroles
noun
plural of profiterole
profitlessly
profitlessly
adv
In a profitless manner.
profitmonger
profitmonger
noun
Alternative form of profit monger
profligately
profligately
adv
In a profligate manner.
profligation
profligation
noun
(obsolete) defeat; rout; overthrow
profundities
profundities
noun
plural of profundity
proliferated
proliferated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proliferate
proliferates
proliferates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proliferate
prolificated
prolificated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prolificate
proreformist
psoriatiform
pulpefaction
purification
purification
noun
(Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
purificators
purificators
noun
plural of purificator
purificatory
purificatory
adj
That purifies; purificative
pussyfooting
pussyfooting
verb
present participle of pussyfoot
pussyfootism
pussyfootism
noun
A tendency to pussyfoot; excessive timidity or caution.
putrefaction
putrefaction
noun
Rotten material.
The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
The state of being rotten.
pyritiferous
pyritiferous
adj
containing, or yielding pyrites
reptilferous
rustproofing
rustproofing
verb
present participle of rustproof
septifarious
septifolious
serpentiform
serpentiform
adj
Having the form of a serpent.
slumpflation
slumpflation
noun
(economics) Inflation accompanied by a slump in output and employment.
spathiflorae
spiflication
spiflication
noun
(rare, obsolete) The act of spiflicating, or the state of being spiflicated; annihilation.
sportfishing
sportfishing
noun
fishing for pleasure or competition, as opposed to commercial fishing
verb
present participle of sportfish
stupefaction
stupefaction
noun
A state of insensibility; stupor.
The state of extreme shock or astonishment.
superprofits
superprofits
noun
plural of superprofit
tarnishproof
tarnishproof
adj
Resistant to tarnishing.
thistleproof
toploftiness
toploftiness
noun
The quality of being toplofty.
touristproof
tulipiferous
twinkleproof
typefounding
typefounding
noun
traditional printing with physical type
typification
typification
noun
Something which typifies or serves as a type
The act of typifying; classification into types
unperfection
unperfection
noun
(obsolete or nonstandard) Want of perfection; imperfection.