| REFRACTORY | • refractory adj. Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something. • refractory adj. Not affected by great heat. • refractory adj. (Medicine) Difficult to treat. |
| FERROGRAPHY | • ferrography n. The analysis of particle wear on machine components based on the contaminants found in lubricating oil. • FERROGRAPHY n. a technique for measuring magnetically the wear on machinery. |
| PERFORATORY | • PERFORATORY adj. causing perforation, also PERFORATIVE. |
| REFORMATORY | • reformatory adj. Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative. • reformatory n. A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school. • REFORMATORY n. a penal institution to which esp. young or first offenders are committed for training and reformation. |
| AGROFORESTRY | • agroforestry n. An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops… • AGROFORESTRY n. land management involving the growing of trees in association with food crops or pastures. |
| CARRYFORWARD | • carryforward n. (Accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied… • carry␣forward v. (Idiomatic, accounting, of a balance) To transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity. • carry␣forward v. (Idiomatic, accounting, of an operating loss or other legal credit) To apply to the taxable income of… |
| IRREFORMABLY | • irreformably adv. Such that it cannot be reformed. • IRREFORMABLE adv. incapable of being reformed. |
| PERFORMATORY | • performatory adj. Synonym of performative. • PERFORMATORY adj. of a statement or verb that itself constitutes the action described, also PERFORMATIVE. |
| REFRACTORILY | • refractorily adv. In a refractory manner. • REFRACTORY adv. unruly, stubborn. |
| CARRYFORWARDS | • carryforwards n. Plural of carryforward. • CARRYFORWARD n. a subtotal carried forward to the next column of figures. |
| REFRACTOMETRY | • refractometry n. (Physics) the measurement of refractive index. • REFRACTOMETRY n. measurement by refractometer. |
| REFRIGERATORY | • refrigeratory n. (Dated) That which refrigerates or cools. • refrigeratory adj. Mitigating heat; cooling. • REFRIGERATORY adj. cooling; refrigerative. |
| IRREFORMABILITY | • irreformability n. The quality of being irreformable; absence of potential for reform. • IRREFORMABILITY n. the state of being irreformable. |
| NEUROFIBRILLARY | • neurofibrillary adj. Of or pertaining to a neurofibril. • NEUROFIBRILLARY adj. of or like a neurofibril, also NEUROFIBRILAR, NEUROFIBRILLAR. |
| TETRAHYDROFURAN | • tetrahydrofuran n. (Organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one… • TETRAHYDROFURAN n. a flammable liquid ether derived from furan and used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis. |