| BREMSSTRAHLUNG | • bremsstrahlung n. The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron… • BREMSSTRAHLUNG n. (German) electromagnetic radiation given off when an electron collides with a positive nucleus. |
| BUTTERFINGERED | • butterfingered adj. Prone to dropping things; clumsy. • butter-fingered adj. Alternative form of butterfingered. • BUTTERFINGERED adj. apt to let things fall or slip through the fingers. |
| COUNTERBRACING | • counterbracing v. Present participle of counterbrace. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| FINGERBREADTHS | • fingerbreadths n. Plural of fingerbreadth. • FINGERBREADTH n. the breadth of a finger. |
| HALTERBREAKING | • halterbreaking v. Present participle of halterbreak. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
| INTERBREEDINGS | • interbreedings n. Plural of interbreeding. • INTERBREEDING n. the act of breeding together. |
| OBSTREPERATING | • obstreperating v. Present participle of obstreperate. • OBSTREPERATE v. (Sterne) to make an unruly noise. |
| OVERBREATHINGS | • overbreathings n. Plural of overbreathing. • OVERBREATHING n. hyperventilation. |
| OVERBURTHENING | • overburthening v. Present participle of overburthen. • OVERBURTHEN v. (archaic) to overburden, also OVERBURDEN. |
| PREFABRICATING | • prefabricating v. Present participle of prefabricate. • PREFABRICATE v. to make standardized parts of beforehand, for assembling later. |
| QUARTERBACKING | • quarterbacking n. (American football) The act of playing as a quarterback. • quarterbacking n. (US) The action of making criticisms after the event. • quarterbacking v. Present participle of quarterback. |
| REBROADCASTING | • rebroadcasting v. Present participle of rebroadcast. • REBROADCAST v. to broadcast again (a radio or television program being simultaneously received from another source). |
| REDISTRIBUTING | • redistributing v. Present participle and gerund of redistribute. • REDISTRIBUTE v. to alter the distribution of. |
| REFRANGIBILITY | • refrangibility n. The quality of being refrangible. • REFRANGIBILITY n. the state of being refrangible. |
| STRIKEBREAKING | • strikebreaking v. Present participle of strikebreak. • strikebreaking n. Activity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by workers. • strikebreaking adj. Of or pertaining to such activity. |
| TURBOGENERATOR | • turbogenerator n. A turbine directly connected to an electric generator in order to generate power. • turbo-generator n. Alternative form of turbogenerator. • TURBOGENERATOR n. an electric generator driven by a turbine. |
| VERBIGERATIONS | • verbigerations n. Plural of verbigeration. • VERBIGERATION n. the obsessive repetition of stereotyped phrases. |
| WATERBOARDINGS | • waterboardings n. Plural of waterboarding. • WATERBOARDING n. a form of torture in which the victim is immobilized and has water poured on his or her face, producing a severe gag reflex, to simulate drowning. |