| ARTEFACT | • artefact n. (Australian spelling, British spelling) Alternative spelling of artifact. • ARTEFACT n. an object made by man, also ARTIFACT. |
| ARTIFACT | • artifact n. An object made or shaped by human hand or labor. • artifact n. An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin. • artifact n. Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element. |
| BENEFACT | • benefact v. (Transitive, rare, nonstandard) To benefit; to act as benefactor toward. • BENEFACT v. to confer a benefit upon. |
| BIOFACTS | • biofacts n. Plural of biofact. • BIOFACT n. an item of biological information. |
| COFACTOR | • cofactor n. A contributing factor. • cofactor n. (Biochemistry) A substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function. • cofactor n. (Biochemistry) A molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein. |
| FACTICES | • factices n. Plural of factice. • FACTICE n. vulcanized oil, used as substitute for rubber, also FACTIS. |
| FACTIONS | • factions n. Plural of faction. • FACTION n. a clique within a larger group. |
| FACTIOUS | • factious adj. Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions. • factious adj. Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination. • FACTIOUS adj. inclined to form factions. |
| FACTISES | • FACTIS n. (Latin) vulcanized oil, used as substitute for rubber, also FACTICE. |
| FACTOIDS | • factoids n. Plural of factoid. • FACTOID n. a statement said so often that it is believed to be true. |
| FACTORED | • factored v. Simple past tense and past participle of factor. • FACTOR v. to express as a product of two or more quantities. |
| FACTOTUM | • factotum n. (Dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities. • factotum n. (Dated) A general servant. • factotum n. An individual employed to do all sorts of duties. |
| FACTURES | • factures n. Plural of facture. • FACTURE n. the quality of the execution of a painting; an artist's characteristic handling of the paint. |
| GEOFACTS | • geofacts n. Plural of geofact. • GEOFACT n. a rock chipped naturally that looks like a manmade artifact. |
| NONFACTS | • nonfacts n. Plural of nonfact. • NONFACT n. a statement not based on fact. |
| OLFACTED | • olfacted v. Simple past tense and past participle of olfact. • OLFACT v. to smell something. |
| POSTFACT | • postfact adj. After the fact; after something has happened. • POSTFACT adj. of or relating to a culture in which appeals to the emotions tend to prevail over facts and logical arguments. |