| DRAUGHTPROOFED | • draughtproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of draughtproof. • DRAUGHTPROOF v. to make proof against draughts. |
| ETHERIFICATION | • etherification n. (Organic chemistry) The process of making an ether, especially the removal of alcohols from petroleum… • ETHERIFICATION n. the act of etherifying, converting into ether. |
| FAITHWORTHIEST | • FAITHWORTHY adj. worthy of faith or belief. |
| FASHIONMONGERS | • fashionmongers n. Plural of fashionmonger. • FASHIONMONGER n. a fop. |
| FLUOROGRAPHIES | • fluorographies n. Plural of fluorography. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
| FOREHANDEDNESS | • forehandedness n. Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness. • forehandedness n. Action taken in advance. • forehandedness n. Wealth, the quality of having sufficient possessions to live comfortably. |
| FORESHADOWINGS | • foreshadowings n. Plural of foreshadowing. • FORESHADOWING n. the act of foreshadowing. |
| FRACTOGRAPHIES | • fractographies n. Plural of fractography. • FRACTOGRAPHY n. the microscopic study of fractures in metal surfaces. |
| HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
| HYPERINFLATION | • hyperinflation n. (Economics) A very high rate of inflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
| METHOXYFLURANE | • methoxyflurane n. (Pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned… • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |
| REFASHIONMENTS | • refashionments n. Plural of refashionment. • REFASHIONMENT n. the act of refashioning. |
| REFLECTOGRAPHS | • reflectographs n. Plural of reflectograph. • REFLECTOGRAPH n. an image produced by reflectography. |
| REFLECTOGRAPHY | • reflectography n. An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting… • REFLECTOGRAPHY n. a technique used to detect underdrawing, etc. in a painting, in which infrared light is bounced off the lowest, gessoed layer and the resulting image viewed on a TV monitor. |
| SACCHARIFEROUS | • sacchariferous adj. Producing or containing sugar. • SACCHARIFEROUS adj. bearing sugar. |
| SPORTFISHERMAN | • sportfisherman n. A person who participates in sportfishing. • sportfisherman n. A boat intended for sportfishing. • SPORTFISHERMAN n. a motorboat equipped for sportfishing. |
| SYNCHROFLASHES | • SYNCHROFLASH n. a mechanism which synchronizes the opening of a camera shutter with the peak of brilliance of a flash bulb. |
| THENCEFORWARDS | • thenceforwards adv. From then on; from that time on. • THENCEFORWARDS adv. from that time on, also THENCEFORWARD. |
| THERMOFORMABLE | • thermoformable adj. Capable of being thermoformed. • THERMOFORMABLE adj. capable of being thermoformed. |
| WEATHERPROOFED | • weatherproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof. • WEATHERPROOF v. to make able to withstand exposure to weather without damage or loss of function. |