| ELECTROFISHING | • electrofishing n. A kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific… • ELECTROFISHING n. fishing by stunning fish with electric shock. |
| ETHERIFICATION | • etherification n. (Organic chemistry) The process of making an ether, especially the removal of alcohols from petroleum… • ETHERIFICATION n. the act of etherifying, converting into ether. |
| FLUGELHORNISTS | • flugelhornists n. Plural of flugelhornist. • FLUGELHORNIST n. one who plays the flugelhorn. |
| FORESHORTENING | • foreshortening n. (Art) A technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by… • foreshortening n. A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc. • foreshortening v. Present participle of foreshorten. |
| FORTHRIGHTNESS | • forthrightness n. The characteristic or quality of being forthright. • FORTHRIGHTNESS n. the state of being forthright. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| OVERFREIGHTING | • overfreighting v. Present participle of overfreight. • OVERFREIGHT v. to overload. |
| PHOTOFINISHERS | • photofinishers n. Plural of photofinisher. • PHOTOFINISHER n. one that develops and prints photographic film commercially. |
| REFASHIONMENTS | • refashionments n. Plural of refashionment. • REFASHIONMENT n. the act of refashioning. |
| SPORTFISHERMAN | • sportfisherman n. A person who participates in sportfishing. • sportfisherman n. A boat intended for sportfishing. • SPORTFISHERMAN n. a motorboat equipped for sportfishing. |
| SPORTFISHERMEN | • sportfishermen n. Plural of sportfisherman. • SPORTFISHERMAN n. a motorboat equipped for sportfishing. |
| THENCEFORWARDS | • thenceforwards adv. From then on; from that time on. • THENCEFORWARDS adv. from that time on, also THENCEFORWARD. |