| AFTERBURNINGS | • AFTERBURNING n. reheat, the use of a device to inject fuel into the hot exhaust gases of a turbojet in order to obtain increased thrust. |
| BENEFICENTIAL | • beneficential adj. Relating to beneficence. • BENEFICENTIAL adj. doing or producing good, also BENEFICENT. |
| BENEFICIATING | • beneficiating v. Present participle of beneficiate. • BENEFICIATE v. to treat ores to remove impurities. |
| BENEFICIATION | • beneficiation n. The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing… • BENEFICIATION n. the treatment of raw material, such as iron ore, to improve physical or chemical properties esp. in preparation for smelting. |
| BOUNTIFULNESS | • bountifulness n. The characteristic of being bountiful. • BOUNTIFUL n. generous in giving. |
| CONFABULATING | • confabulating v. Present participle of confabulate. • CONFABULATE v. to chat; to invent past experiences. |
| CONFABULATION | • confabulation n. A casual conversation; a chat. • confabulation n. (Psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true. • CONFABULATION n. the fabrication of past experiences, either consciously or unconsciously to make up for loss of memory. |
| DEFIBRINATING | • defibrinating v. Present participle of defibrinate. • DEFIBRINATE v. to remove fibrin from blood. |
| DEFIBRINATION | • defibrination n. The act or process of depriving of fibrin. • DEFIBRINATION n. the act of defibrinating. |
| FUNAMBULATING | • funambulating v. Present participle of funambulate. • FUNAMBULATE v. to walk the tightrope. |
| FUNAMBULATION | • funambulation n. The act of walking on ropes; tightrope walking. • FUNAMBULATION n. tightrope-walking. |
| INFIBULATIONS | • infibulations n. Plural of infibulation. • INFIBULATION n. the act of fastening with ring, clasp or stitches to prevent sexual intercourse. |
| INFUNDIBULATE | • infundibulate adj. Shaped like a funnel; infundibulated or infundibular. • INFUNDIBULATE adj. funnel-shaped, also INFUNDIBULAR. |
| NONFILTERABLE | • nonfilterable adj. Not filterable. • NONFILTERABLE adj. not filterable. |