| AFFECTIONALLY | • affectionally adv. In an affectional manner. • AFFECTIONAL adv. relating to affection. |
| AFFECTIONLESS | • affectionless adj. Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless. • affectionless adj. (Psychology) Incapable of empathy. • AFFECTIONLESS adj. without affection. |
| AUTOINFECTION | • autoinfection n. The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete… • AUTOINFECTION n. reinfection with larvae produced by parasitic worms already in the body. |
| CONFECTIONARY | • confectionary adj. Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production. • confectionary adj. Prepared as a confection. • confectionary n. A candy, sweetmeat; a confection. |
| CONFECTIONERS | • confectioners n. Plural of confectioner. • confectioner's n. (UK) A shop that principally sells confectionery. • CONFECTIONER n. a manufacturer of or dealer in confections. |
| CONFECTIONERY | • confectionery n. (Uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively. • confectionery n. (Uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner. • confectionery n. A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner’s shop. |
| DEFECTIONISTS | • defectionists n. Plural of defectionist. • DEFECTIONIST n. one who defects. |
| DISAFFECTIONS | • disaffections n. Plural of disaffection. • DISAFFECTION n. the state of being disaffected. |
| DISINFECTIONS | • disinfections n. Plural of disinfection. • DISINFECTION n. the act of disinfecting. |
| IMPERFECTIONS | • imperfections n. Plural of imperfection. • IMPERFECTION n. the state of being imperfect. |
| NONINFECTIOUS | • noninfectious adj. Not infectious, particularly with respect to a disease. • non-infectious adj. Alternative form of noninfectious. • NONINFECTIOUS adj. not infectious. |
| PERFECTIONATE | • perfectionate v. (Transitive, now rare) To make perfect or complete; to perfect. • PERFECTIONATE v. to bring to perfection. |
| PERFECTIONISM | • perfectionism n. An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection. • perfectionism n. (Philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for. • PERFECTIONISM n. the doctrine that moral perfection constitutes the highest value. |
| PERFECTIONIST | • perfectionist n. Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. • perfectionist n. (Philosophy, now rare) Someone who thinks that religious or moral perfection can be attained in this life. • perfectionist n. (US, historical) One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H… |
| POSTINFECTION | • postinfection adj. (Medicine) Occurring after an infection. • postinfection adv. (Medicine) After an infection. • postinfection n. (Medicine) An infection that arises after a medical procedure. |
| TRANSFECTIONS | • transfections n. Plural of transfection. • TRANSFECTION n. the infection of a cell with pure viral nucleic acid. |
| UNPERFECTIONS | • unperfections n. Plural of unperfection. • UNPERFECTION n. (obsolete) imperfection. |