| AUTOTRANSFORMER | • autotransformer n. (Electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps. • AUTOTRANSFORMER n. a transformer in which the primary and secondary coils have part or all of their turns in common. |
| CIRCUMFORANEOUS | • circumforaneous adj. Wandering from place to place or market to market. • circumforaneous adj. (By extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex. • CIRCUMFORANEOUS adj. wandering about as from market to market, vagrant, also CIRCUMFORANEAN. |
| FERROMAGNETISMS | • ferromagnetisms n. Plural of ferromagnetism. • FERROMAGNETISM n. the state of being ferromagnetic. |
| FERROMANGANESES | • ferromanganeses n. Plural of ferromanganese. • FERROMANGANESE n. an alloy of iron and manganese used in the manufacture of steel. |
| FOREORDAINMENTS | • foreordainments n. Plural of foreordainment. • FOREORDAINMENT n. the state of being foreordained. |
| FORMULARISATION | • formularisation n. Alternative spelling of formularization. • FORMULARISATION n. the act of formularising, also FORMULARIZATION. |
| NONPERFORMANCES | • nonperformances n. Plural of nonperformance. • NONPERFORMANCE n. something that is not a performance. |
| PREFORMATIONISM | • preformationism n. (Biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception… • PREFORMATIONISM n. the now exploded theory that the plant or animal (and therefore all its descendants) is already preformed in the germ. |
| PREFORMATIONIST | • preformationist n. (Biology, historical) A proponent of the theory of preformationism. • PREFORMATIONIST adj. relating to preformation. |
| PREPERFORMANCES | • preperformances n. Plural of preperformance. |
| RECONFIRMATIONS | • reconfirmations n. Plural of reconfirmation. • RECONFIRMATION n. the act of reconfirming. |
| REFORMATIONISTS | • REFORMATIONIST n. a supporter of reformation. |
| TRANSFORMATIONS | • transformations n. Plural of transformation. • TRANSFORMATION n. an act, process, or instance of transforming or being transformed. |
| TRANSMOGRIFYING | • transmogrifying v. Present participle of transmogrify. • TRANSMOGRIFY v. to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect. |
| UNIFORMITARIANS | • uniformitarians n. Plural of uniformitarian. • UNIFORMITARIAN n. one who believes that geological changes etc. can be explained by gradual processes rather than catastrophic events. |