| DEFIBRILLATOR | • defibrillator n. (Cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric… • DEFIBRILLATOR n. an electronic device that applies an electric shock to restore the rhythm of a fibrillating heart. |
| DIFFARREATION | • diffarreation n. (Historical) A form of divorce, among the Ancient Romans, in which a cake was used. • DIFFARREATION n. (historical) a Roman form of divorce. |
| FERRICYANIDES | • ferricyanides n. Plural of ferricyanide. • FERRICYANIDE n. a salt of hydroferricyanic acid. |
| FERROCYANIDES | • ferrocyanides n. Plural of ferrocyanide. • FERROCYANIDE n. a salt of hydroferrocyanic acid. |
| FINGERBREADTH | • fingerbreadth n. A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger. • FINGERBREADTH n. the breadth of a finger. |
| FOREORDAINING | • foreordaining v. Present participle of foreordain. • FOREORDAIN v. to ordain or appoint beforehand. |
| HANDICRAFTERS | • handicrafters n. Plural of handicrafter. • HANDICRAFTER n. one who practises handicrafts. |
| PREFABRICATED | • prefabricated adj. Manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site. • prefabricated adj. Invented in advance. • prefabricated v. Simple past tense and past participle of prefabricate. |
| PROOFREADINGS | • proofreadings n. Plural of proofreading. • PROOFREADING n. the process of reading to check for mistakes. |
| QUADRIFARIOUS | • quadrifarious adj. (Botany) Arranged in four rows or ranks. • QUADRIFARIOUS adj. arranged in four close-set rows along the stem. |
| REFERENDARIES | • referendaries n. Plural of referendary. • REFERENDARY n. a referee; formerly a court official who was the medium of communication with the Pope, emperor etc. |
| SURFBOARDINGS | • SURFBOARDING n. the sport of surfing on a surfboard. |
| TETRAFLUORIDE | • tetrafluoride n. (Chemistry) Any chloride containing four fluorine atoms in each molecule. • TETRAFLUORIDE n. a fluoride containing four atoms of fluorine. |
| ULTRAFILTERED | • ultrafiltered adj. Filtered using ultrafiltration. • ULTRAFILTER v. to pass through an ultrafilter. |
| ULTRARAREFIED | • ultrararefied adj. Very highly rarefied. • ULTRARAREFIED adj. exceptionally rarefied. |