| ASBESTIFORM | • asbestiform adj. (Crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility. • asbestiform n. (Mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals. • ASBESTIFORM adj. of or like asbestos. |
| COMFORTLESS | • comfortless adj. (Of a person) Deprived of comfort; uncomforted. • comfortless adj. (Of a thing) Offering no comfort; uncomforting. • COMFORTLESS adj. without comfort. |
| FISHMONGERS | • fishmongers n. Plural of fishmonger. • fishmonger's n. (UK) A shop that sells wet fish and seafood. • FISHMONGER n. a dealer in fish. |
| FOREIGNISMS | • foreignisms n. Plural of foreignism. • FOREIGNISM n. anything peculiar to a foreign language or people; a foreign idiom or custom. |
| FORMALISERS | • formalisers n. Plural of formaliser. • FORMALISER n. one who formalises, also FORMALIZER. |
| FRAMBOESIAS | • FRAMBOESIA n. a tropical skin disease, aka yaws, also FRAMBESIA. |
| FRESHERDOMS | • FRESHERDOM n. the state of being a fresher. |
| FUROSEMIDES | • furosemides n. Plural of furosemide. • FUROSEMIDE n. a synthetic diuretic drug used esp. in treating oedema, also FRUSEMIDE. |
| MISFORTUNES | • misfortunes n. Plural of misfortune. • MISFORTUNE n. an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result. |
| PASSERIFORM | • passeriform adj. Of or pertaining to a sparrow; sparrow-like; bird-like. • passeriform n. Any bird of the order Passeriformes. • PASSERIFORM adj. having the form of a perching bird. |
| PERMAFROSTS | • permafrosts n. Plural of permafrost. • PERMAFROST n. permanently frozen subsoil. |
| SEMIFORMALS | • semiformals n. Plural of semiformal. |
| SEMIFREDDOS | • semifreddos n. Plural of semifreddo. • SEMIFREDDO n. (Italian) a partially frozen Italian dessert similar to ice-cream. |
| SHERIFFDOMS | • sheriffdoms n. Plural of sheriffdom. • SHERIFFDOM n. the office of sheriff. |
| SOMNIFEROUS | • somniferous adj. (Pharmacology) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones. • SOMNIFEROUS adj. causing sleep. |
| UNIFORMNESS | • uniformness n. The quality of being uniform. • UNIFORMNESS n. the state of being uniform. |