| COALIFICATION | • coalification n. (Geology) The formation of coal by the gradual heating and compression of organic matter, normally via peat. • COALIFICATION n. a process in which vegetable matter becomes converted into coal of increasingly higher rank with anthracite as the final product. |
| CONFABULATION | • confabulation n. A casual conversation; a chat. • confabulation n. (Psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true. • CONFABULATION n. the fabrication of past experiences, either consciously or unconsciously to make up for loss of memory. |
| CONFABULATORS | • confabulators n. Plural of confabulator. • CONFABULATOR n. one who confabulates. |
| CONFABULATORY | • confabulatory adj. Colloquial. • confabulatory adj. Conversational. • confabulatory adj. Confabulating (fabricating). |
| CONFARREATION | • confarreation n. (Ancient Rome) A form of marriage in Ancient Rome that was solemnized with cakes made from far (spelt). • CONFARREATION n. a Roman patrician mode of marriage, in which a spelt cake was offered up. |
| CONFLAGRATION | • conflagration n. A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning. • conflagration n. (Figuratively) A large-scale conflict. • CONFLAGRATION n. a large fire. |
| CONTRAFAGOTTI | • contrafagotti n. Plural of contrafagotto. • CONTRAFAGOTTO n. (Italian) a musical instrument like a bassoon. |
| CONTRAFAGOTTO | • contrafagotto n. Contrabassoon. • CONTRAFAGOTTO n. (Italian) a musical instrument like a bassoon. |
| FACTORISATION | • factorisation n. Alternative spelling of factorization. • FACTORISATION n. the operation of resolving a quantity into factors, also FACTORIZATION. |
| FACTORIZATION | • factorization n. (Mathematics) The process of creating a list of factors. • factorization n. (Mathematics) An expression listing items that, when multiplied together, will produce a desired quantity. • factorization n. A list of factors. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| FIBROSARCOMAS | • fibrosarcomas n. Plural of fibrosarcoma. • FIBROSARCOMA n. a sarcoma formed of spindle-shaped cells in collagenous fibrils. |
| FLUOROACETATE | • fluoroacetate n. (Chemistry) Any salt of fluoroacetic acid. • FLUOROACETATE n. an organofluorine compound. |
| FOCALISATIONS | • focalisations n. Plural of focalisation. • FOCALISATION n. the act of focalising, also FOCALIZATION. |
| FOCALIZATIONS | • focalizations n. Plural of focalization. • FOCALIZATION n. the act of focalizing, also FOCALISATION. |
| FRACTIONATION | • fractionation n. (Chemistry) A separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture is divided up into smaller… • fractionation n. (Radiotherapy) The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions. • fractionation n. (Cryptography) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols. |
| FRACTIONATORS | • fractionators n. Plural of fractionator. • FRACTIONATOR n. a plant for carrying out fractional distillation. |
| FRANCOPHOBIAS | • FRANCOPHOBIA n. fear of France or the French. |
| WOODCRAFTSMAN | • woodcraftsman n. Alternative form of woodcraftman. • WOODCRAFTSMAN n. a craftsman who works with wood. |