| AFFECTATION | • affectation n. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. • affectation n. An unusual mannerism. • AFFECTATION n. the act of taking on an attitude not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt. |
| AFFECTIONAL | • affectional adj. Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion. • AFFECTIONAL adj. relating to affection. |
| AREFACTIONS | • arefactions n. Plural of arefaction. • AREFACTION n. the act of drying, or the state of growing dry. |
| ASAFOETIDAS | • asafoetidas n. Plural of asafoetida. • ASAFOETIDA n. an acrid gum resin with a strong smell like that of garlic, obtained from certain Asian plants, also ASAFETIDA, ASSAFETIDA, ASSAFOETIDA. |
| ASSAFOETIDA | • assafoetida n. Alternative spelling of asafoetida. • ASSAFOETIDA n. an acrid gum resin with a strong smell like that of garlic, obtained from certain Asian plants, also ASAFETIDA, ASAFOETIDA, ASSAFETIDA. |
| CALEFACTION | • calefaction n. The act of warming or heating. • calefaction n. The state or condition of being heated. • CALEFACTION n. the act of heating. |
| DEFAECATION | • defaecation n. Alternative form of defecation. • defæcation n. Obsolete spelling of defecation. • DEFAECATION n. the expulsion of solid waste from the body, also DEFECATION. |
| DEFALCATION | • defalcation n. (Law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant. • defalcation n. Embezzlement. • DEFALCATION n. the act or an instance of embezzling. |
| DEFAMATIONS | • defamations n. Plural of defamation. • DEFAMATION n. the act of defaming another. |
| FORAMINATED | • foraminated adj. Having a small opening, or foramina. • FORAMINATED adj. perforated or pierced with small holes. |
| FRACTIONATE | • fractionate v. (Chemistry) To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some… • fractionate v. (Radiotherapy) To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions. • fractionate v. (Cryptography) To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption. |
| LABEFACTION | • labefaction n. (Rare) The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination. • LABEFACTION n. a weakening, a decay, also LABEFACTATION. |
| LIFEBOATMAN | • lifeboatman n. A man who crews a lifeboat. • LIFEBOATMAN n. one who forms part of the crew of a lifeboat. |
| MADEFACTION | • madefaction n. Alternative form of madefication (“action of wetting”). • MADEFACTION n. moistening. |
| MALEFACTION | • malefaction n. A crime, an offense, an evil deed. • MALEFACTION n. evildoing. |
| PREFATORIAL | • prefatorial adj. Prefatory. • PREFATORIAL adj. serving as preface or opening remarks. |
| RAREFACTION | • rarefaction n. A reduction in the density of a material, especially that of a fluid. • RAREFACTION n. the act of rarefying. |
| TABEFACTION | • tabefaction n. (Archaic) A gradual loss of flesh due to disease. • TABEFACTION n. wasting away, emaciation. |