| AFFECTIONATE | • affectionate adj. (Of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond. • affectionate adj. (Of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender. • affectionate adj. (Obsolete) Eager; passionate; strongly inclined toward something. |
| AFFECTIONING | • affectioning v. Present participle of affection. • AFFECTION v. to love. |
| COINFECTIONS | • coinfections n. Plural of coinfection. |
| CONFECTIONER | • confectioner n. A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items). • CONFECTIONER n. a manufacturer of or dealer in confections. |
| DEFECTIONIST | • defectionist n. One who advocates or encourages defection. • DEFECTIONIST n. one who defects. |
| DISAFFECTION | • disaffection n. Discontent; unrest. • disaffection n. Alienation; loss of loyalty. • DISAFFECTION n. the state of being disaffected. |
| DISINFECTION | • disinfection n. Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms. • DISINFECTION n. the act of disinfecting. |
| IMPERFECTION | • imperfection n. (Uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality… • imperfection n. (Countable) Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc. • IMPERFECTION n. the state of being imperfect. |
| INFECTIOUSLY | • infectiously adv. In an infectious manner. • INFECTIOUS adv. capable of causing infection. |
| REFECTIONERS | • refectioners n. Plural of refectioner. • REFECTIONER n. the officer in charge of the refectory and its arrangements, also REFECTORIAN. |
| REINFECTIONS | • reinfections n. Plural of reinfection. • REINFECTION n. infection following recovery from or superimposed on infection of the same type. |
| TRANSFECTION | • transfection n. (Molecular biology) The introduction of foreign genetic material (such as DNA or RNA) into a eukaryotic cell. • TRANSFECTION n. the infection of a cell with pure viral nucleic acid. |
| UNPERFECTION | • unperfection n. (Obsolete or nonstandard) Want of perfection; imperfection. • UNPERFECTION n. (obsolete) imperfection. |