Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
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.
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
antisoporific
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
asperifoliate
asperifoliate
adj
Alternative form of asperifolious
capitelliform
caprification
caprification
noun
A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction.
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
duplification
epidotiferous
epidotiferous
adj
Bearing the mineral epidote.
fibropurulent
fissiparation
fissiparation
noun
Alternative form of fissipation
fluoroscopist
fluoroscopist
noun
One who carries out fluoroscopy.
frictionproof
frictionproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by friction.
frontispieced
frontispieced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frontispiece
frontispieces
frontispieces
noun
plural of frontispiece
frontopontine
frontopontine
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the frontal lobe and the pons; applied to a group of fibers situated in the medial fifth of the base of the cerebral peduncles.
frostproofing
frostproofing
verb
present participle of frostproof
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
humidityproof
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
imperfections
imperfections
noun
plural of imperfection
imperfectious
imperforation
imperforation
noun
(medicine) Absence of perforation in a normally patent structure.
The state of being without perforation.
improlificate
infraposition
infraposition
noun
A situation or position beneath.
infratemporal
infratemporal
adj
(anatomy) Below the temple or temporal bone.
intrigueproof
lieproofliest
moistureproof
moistureproof
adj
Resistant to moisture.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to moisture.
mosquitoproof
mosquitoproof
adj
Resistant to mosquitos.
nitroparaffin
nitroparaffin
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of aliphatic organic compounds containing a nitro functional group.
nonpacifistic
nonperfection
nonperfection
noun
Lack of perfection; imperfection.
nonproficient
nonproficient
adj
Not proficient.
nonprofitable
nonprofitable
adj
not profitable; not making profit
olfactophobia
opacification
opacification
noun
The action of making something opaque or cloudy
outperforming
outperforming
verb
present participle of outperform
ovatopyriform
overplentiful
overplentiful
adj
Excessively plentiful.
pacifications
pacifications
noun
plural of pacification
palmification
palsification
palsification
noun
The development of palsy.
pectiniferous
pentafluoride
pentafluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any fluoride containing five fluorine atoms in each molecule.
perfectionate
perfectionate
verb
(transitive, now rare) To make perfect or complete; to perfect.
perfectionism
perfectionism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.
An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
perfectionist
perfectionist
adj
(philosophy) Inclined or related to perfectionism.
Demanding perfection; being a perfectionist; imposing overly high standards.
noun
(US, historical) One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H. Noyes (1811-86), which settled at Oneida in 1848, holding that the gospel if accepted secures freedom from sin.
(philosophy, now rare) Someone who thinks that religious or moral perfection can be attained in this life.
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
perfectionize
perfectionize
verb
(intransitive) To be a perfectionist.
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To bring to perfection; to perfect.
perfectuation
perforatorium
perforatorium
noun
(biology, dated) The acrosome.
perfunctorily
perfunctorily
adv
In a perfunctory manner, without interest or concern for quality.
perfunctorize
pestiferously
pestiferously
adv
In a pestiferous manner.
petitionproof
petrifactions
petrifactions
noun
plural of petrifaction
petrification
petrification
noun
(figurative) obduracy; callousness
sheer terror; great fright
the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
petroliferous
petroliferous
adj
(geology, petrology, of a rock or geologic formation) Containing or yielding petroleum.
pettifogulize
pettifogulize
verb
(nonce word, obsolete) To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.
photofinisher
photofinisher
noun
One who develops customers' films into photographic prints.
pinguefaction
pinguefaction
noun
A making of, or turning into, fat.
platformistic
platiniferous
platiniferous
adj
yielding, or containing platinum
plebification
plebification
noun
Making plebeian; vulgarizing.
plumification
plurifetation
plurification
pontificality
pontificality
noun
The state and government of the pope; the papacy.
pontificating
pontificating
verb
present participle of pontificate
pontification
pontification
noun
The act of pontificating
pontificially
pontificially
adv
Obsolete form of pontifically.
postinfective
postinfective
adj
Relating to postinfection
potassiferous
potassiferous
adj
Containing or producing potassium.
praefectorial
praefectorial
adj
Alternative form of prefectorial
praefloration
praefloration
noun
Alternative form of prefloration
praefoliation
preaffliction
preconfinemnt
preconformity
preconformity
noun
conformity in advance
predefinition
predefinition
noun
A definition provided in advance.
The act or process of defining something in advance.
prefabricator
prefabricator
noun
One who prefabricates.
prefatorially
prefiguration
prefiguration
noun
A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished.
Something that prefigures.
prefoundation
prefunctional
prefunctional
adj
Not yet functional.
preinflection
preinfliction
premortifying
preoutfitting
preoutfitting
verb
present participle of preoutfit
proconformity
profectitious
profectitious
adj
Proceeding from, or as if from, a parent; derived, as from an ancestor.
profederation
professionist
professoriate
professoriate
noun
(dated) The office of a professor.
Professors considered as a group or body.
profitability
profitability
noun
The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.
profitsharing
profraternity
proliferating
proliferating
verb
present participle of proliferate
proliferation
proliferation
noun
(countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
(countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
(uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
proliferative
proliferative
adj
(not comparable, cytology) of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells
proliferating; tending to proliferate
noun
Such a cell
prolificating
prolificating
verb
present participle of prolificate
prolification
prolification
noun
(dated) The generation of young.
(dated, botany) Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemmae.
proscientific
prosification
prosification
noun
The process of prosifying.
prouniformity
pulpification
pulpification
noun
The process of pulpifying.
purifications
purifications
noun
plural of purification
putrefactions
putrefactions
noun
plural of putrefaction
semiprofanity
septemfoliate
simplificator
simplificator
noun
One who simplifies.
specification
specification
noun
An act of specifying.
An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
spifflication
spifflication
noun
Alternative spelling of spiflication
splinterproof
splinterproof
adj
(military) resistant to fragments of exploding shells
sporification
sporification
noun
(biology) The formation of spores.
spumification
stipuliferous
stomapodiform
stupefactions
stupefactions
noun
plural of stupefaction
subprofitable
subprofitable
adj
Not profitable; failing to make a profit.
subprofitably
superfetation
superfetation
noun
An excessive accumulation; a superfluous addition.
The formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.
superfunction
superfunction
noun
(mathematics) An iterated function for complexified continuous iteration index.
The action of some organ in excess of what is normal.
telescopiform
telescopiform
adj
Shaped like a telescope, with retractile tubular portions.
temporofacial
temporofacial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the temple and the face