| CARBONIFEROUS | • carboniferous adj. Containing or producing carbon. • Carboniferous adj. (Geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian… • Carboniferous prop.n. (Geology) the Carboniferous period. |
| COUNTERFORCES | • counterforces n. Plural of counterforce. • COUNTERFORCE n. an opposing force. |
| COUNTEROFFERS | • counteroffers n. Plural of counteroffer. • counter-offers n. Plural of counter-offer. • COUNTEROFFER n. a return offer made by one who has rejected an offer. |
| COUNTERPROOFS | • counterproofs n. Plural of counterproof. • COUNTERPROOF n. an inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and passing it through the press. |
| FERROSILICONS | • ferrosilicons n. Plural of ferrosilicon. • FERROSILICON n. an alloy of iron and silicon, used in making cast iron and steel. |
| FIREPROOFINGS | • fireproofings n. Plural of fireproofing. • FIREPROOFING n. the act of making fireproof. |
| FORESHORTENED | • foreshortened v. Simple past tense and past participle of foreshorten. • FORESHORTEN v. to shorten by proportionately contracting in the direction of depth so that an illusion of projection or extension in space is obtained. |
| FORLORNNESSES | • forlornnesses n. Plural of forlornness. • FORLORNNESS n. the state of being forlorn. |
| NEUROFIBROMAS | • neurofibromas n. Plural of neurofibroma. • NEUROFIBROMA n. a tumour of the nervous fibre. |
| NONCONFORMERS | • nonconformers n. Plural of nonconformer. • NONCONFORMER n. one who does not conform. |
| NONPERFORMERS | • nonperformers n. Plural of nonperformer. • NONPERFORMER n. one who is not a performer. |
| PREFLORATIONS | • preflorations n. Plural of prefloration. • PREFLORATION n. the manner in which the petals and sepals are folded in the flower-bud. |
| PREFORMATIONS | • preformations n. Plural of preformation. • PREFORMATION n. previous formation. |
| PROOFREADINGS | • proofreadings n. Plural of proofreading. • PROOFREADING n. the process of reading to check for mistakes. |
| REFORESTATION | • reforestation n. The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting. • REFORESTATION n. the action of renewing forest cover, as by natural seeding or by the artificial planting of seeds or young trees. |
| RETROFLEXIONS | • retroflexions n. Plural of retroflexion. • RETROFLEXION n. the state of being bent back, also RETROFLECTION. |
| SORROWFULNESS | • sorrowfulness n. The quality or state of sorrow; sadness. • SORROWFULNESS n. the state of being sorrowful. |
| STERNFOREMOST | • sternforemost adv. With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance. • sternforemost adv. (Figurative) In an awkward, blundering manner. • STERNFOREMOST adv. with the stern in advance. |
| TORREFACTIONS | • torrefactions n. Plural of torrefaction. • TORREFACTION n. the act of torrefying. |