| 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. |
| FARTHINGSWORTH | • farthingsworth n. The amount that can be bought for a farthing. • Farthingsworth prop.n. A surname. • FARTHINGSWORTH n. as much as a farthing will buy. |
| FASHIONMONGERS | • fashionmongers n. Plural of fashionmonger. • FASHIONMONGER n. a fop. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| HORRIFICATIONS | • horrifications n. Plural of horrification. • HORRIFICATION n. the act of causing horror. |
| 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. |
| SHRINKFLATIONS | • SHRINKFLATION n. a reduction in the size of an item of packaged food, such as a chocolate bar, while the price remains the same. |
| 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. |
| THURIFICATIONS | • thurifications n. Plural of thurification. • THURIFICATION n. purification by use of a thurifer, a censer. |