| AFTERBURNER | • afterburner n. (Aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust. • after-burner n. Alternative spelling of afterburner. • AFTERBURNER n. a device incorporated into a turbojet engine to provide extra thrust. |
| ANTIFEBRILE | • antifebrile adj. (Pharmacology) Countering fever. • antifebrile n. (Pharmacology) A medicine or substance that counters fever. • ANTIFEBRILE adj. designed to cure a fever. |
| BENEFACTORS | • benefactors n. Plural of benefactor. • BENEFACTOR n. one that confers a benefit. |
| BENEFACTORY | • benefactory adj. Yielding benefit; doing good. • benefactory n. One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor. • BENEFACTORY adj. having the nature of a benefactor. |
| BENEFICIARY | • beneficiary n. One who benefits or receives an advantage. • beneficiary n. (Law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate. • beneficiary n. (Insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy. |
| CONFERRABLE | • conferrable adj. Capable of being conferred. • CONFERRABLE adj. that can be conferred. |
| DEFIBRINATE | • defibrinate v. (Transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin. • DEFIBRINATE v. to remove fibrin from blood. |
| ENFORCEABLE | • enforceable adj. Capable of being enforced. • ENFORCEABLE adj. that can be enforced. |
| FERMENTABLE | • fermentable adj. Able to ferment or be fermented. • fermentable n. Any substance that can be fermented. • FERMENTABLE adj. that can be fermented. |
| FORBEARANCE | • forbearance n. Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation. • forbearance n. A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due. • FORBEARANCE n. tolerance. |
| FRIABLENESS | • friableness n. The state or quality of being friable; friability. • FRIABLENESS n. the state of being friable. |
| REFRANGIBLE | • refrangible adj. (Dated) That may be refracted. • REFRANGIBLE adj. that may be refracted. |
| RUBEFACIENT | • rubefacient adj. Making red. • rubefacient n. (Medicine) A substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin, e.g. by dilating the capillaries. • RUBEFACIENT n. an agent that is a gentle irritant producing increased blood circulation and reddening of the skin where it is applied. |