| DIFFRACTOMETRY | • diffractometry n. The elucidation of the structures of crystalline materials by the use of X-ray diffraction. • DIFFRACTOMETRY n. measurement by diffractometer. |
| ENFORCEABILITY | • enforceability n. The quality of being enforceable. • ENFORCEABILITY n. the state of being enforceable. |
| FORESEEABILITY | • foreseeability n. The state or characteristic of being foreseeable; predictability. • FORESEEABILITY n. the state of being foreseeable. |
| FRICTIONLESSLY | • frictionlessly adv. In a frictionless way; without friction. • FRICTIONLESS adv. without friction. |
| FRUCTIFEROUSLY | • FRUCTIFEROUS adv. bearing fruit. |
| HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
| HYPERFUNCTIONS | • hyperfunctions n. Plural of hyperfunction. • HYPERFUNCTION n. the overactivity of a gland or other bodily organ. |
| HYPERINFLATION | • hyperinflation n. (Economics) A very high rate of inflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
| INTERFEROMETRY | • interferometry n. (Physics) The design and use of optical or radio interferometers. • INTERFEROMETRY n. the use of two telescopes separated. |
| METHOXYFLURANE | • methoxyflurane n. (Pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned… • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |
| PERFORMABILITY | • performability n. A measurement of how well a system performs over a period of time, regardless of the presence of faults. • PERFORMABILITY n. the state of being performable. |
| PERFORMATIVELY | • performatively adv. In a performative manner. • PERFORMATIVE adv. of a statement or verb that itself constitutes the action described, e.g. I confess my ignorance, also PERFORMATORY. |
| REFLECTOGRAPHY | • reflectography n. An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting… • REFLECTOGRAPHY n. a technique used to detect underdrawing, etc. in a painting, in which infrared light is bounced off the lowest, gessoed layer and the resulting image viewed on a TV monitor. |
| SUBINFEUDATORY | • subinfeudatory adj. Of or relating to subinfeudation. • subinfeudatory n. One who holds land by subinfeudation. • SUBINFEUDATORY adj. relating to subinfeudation, the sublease of a portion of a feudal estate by a vassal to a tenant who pays fealty to the vassal. |