| AFTERBURNING | • afterburning n. (Aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust. • 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. |
| 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. |
| BEFORTUNING | • befortuning v. Present participle of befortune. • BEFORTUNE v. (Shakespeare) to befall. |
| BENEFACTING | • benefacting v. Present participle of benefact. • BENEFACT v. to confer a benefit upon. |
| BENEFICIATING | • beneficiating v. Present participle of beneficiate. • BENEFICIATE v. to treat ores to remove impurities. |
| BENEFITING | • benefiting v. Present participle of benefit. • BENEFIT v. to obtain an advantage. |
| BENEFITTING | • benefitting v. Present participle of benefit. • BENEFIT v. to obtain an advantage. |
| BIREFRINGENT | • birefringent adj. Of or pertaining to birefringence. • birefringent adj. Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation). • BIREFRINGENT adj. relating to birefringence. |
| CONFABULATING | • confabulating v. Present participle of confabulate. • CONFABULATE v. to chat; to invent past experiences. |
| COUNTERBUFFING | • counterbuffing v. Present participle of counterbuff. • COUNTERBUFF v. to rebuff. |
| DEFIBRINATING | • defibrinating v. Present participle of defibrinate. • DEFIBRINATE v. to remove fibrin from blood. |
| FUNAMBULATING | • funambulating v. Present participle of funambulate. • FUNAMBULATE v. to walk the tightrope. |
| INFIBULATING | • infibulating v. Present participle of infibulate. • INFIBULATE v. to fasten with a clasp. |
| INFRANGIBILITY | • infrangibility n. The quality of being infrangible. • INFRANGIBILITY n. the state of being infrangible. |
| SUBINFEUDATING | • subinfeudating v. Present participle of subinfeudate. • SUBINFEUDATE v. to grant to another land held by another feudal lord, also SUBFEU, SUBINFEUD. |
| UNBEFITTING | • unbefitting adj. Not befitting; not appropriate or suitable. • unbefitting v. Present participle of unbefit. • UNBEFITTING adj. not befitting. |