fac-, facil-, fact-, feas-, -feat, -fect, -feit, -facient, -faction, -fic-, -fy, -ficate, -fication
(Latin: to make, to do, to build, to cause, to produce; forming, shaping)
ab officio et beneficio
From official (duties) and benefits.
A suspension from a job and the remunerations or pay which come with it.
A drug or a device that causes an abortion or kills the fetus before birth: "The new abortifacient which the doctor used was recommended by the specialist."
"Several experimental abortifacients are being tested by the research laboratory."
1. That which causes or takes something in by sucking it up and incorporating it into something: "The new sponge is a great absorbefacient to use when cleaning the windows."
2. An agent that causes absorption or the taking up of liquids by solids: "Adding the right kind of absorbefacient to the spill on the garage floor made it easier to clean up the mess."
2. An agent that causes absorption or the taking up of liquids by solids: "Adding the right kind of absorbefacient to the spill on the garage floor made it easier to clean up the mess."
absorbifacient (adjective)
A reference to having the power, capacity, or tendency to soak up something: "There are absorbifacient elements that can take in liquids, energy, etc."
acoustoelectric effect, electroacoustic effect (s) (noun); acoustoelectric effects, electroacoustic effects (pl)
1. In electronics, the generation of a DC voltage in a crystal or in a metallic material, due to acoustic waves traveling along the surface of the material.
2. The development of a direct-current (DC) voltage in a semiconductor or metal by an acoustic wave traveling parallel to the surface of the material.
3. The amplification of a sound wave propagating in a piezoelectric semiconductor subject to a steady electric field that is strong enough so that the resulting electron drift velocity exceeds the speed of sound.
2. The development of a direct-current (DC) voltage in a semiconductor or metal by an acoustic wave traveling parallel to the surface of the material.
3. The amplification of a sound wave propagating in a piezoelectric semiconductor subject to a steady electric field that is strong enough so that the resulting electron drift velocity exceeds the speed of sound.
affect (verb), affects; affected; affecting
1. An attempt to assume or to show what is not natural or real; a false display; an artificial show.
2. An unusual mannerism or behavior that is not natural.
3. A particular habit; such as, speech or dress that is adopted to give an impression that is not real or true.
2. An unusual mannerism or behavior that is not natural.
3. A particular habit; such as, speech or dress that is adopted to give an impression that is not real or true.
affected (adjective)
1. Influenced, impressed, or acted upon.
2. Behaving or speaking in a false way in order to make an impression.
2. Behaving or speaking in a false way in order to make an impression.
affectedly (adverb)
affectedness (s) (noun)
1. A situation in which a person is false or artificial in order to impress someone or other people.
2. A pretending to be a different kind of person or displaying an exaggerated behavior.
2. A pretending to be a different kind of person or displaying an exaggerated behavior.
1. An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan: "Randal is very interested in classical music and he knows a great deal about it."
2. Etymology: from Spanish aficionado, "amateur", specifically, "devotee of bullfighting"; literally, "fond of", from afición, "affection" from Latin affectionem.
2. Etymology: from Spanish aficionado, "amateur", specifically, "devotee of bullfighting"; literally, "fond of", from afición, "affection" from Latin affectionem.
A technique for infecting plant cells with DNA from a plant virus, using the T-DNA portion of a Ti plasmid.
1. An agent that has a cooling action.
2. A refrigerant.
2. A refrigerant.
