| CHLORPYRIFOSES | Sorry, definition not available. |
| CYCLOPARAFFINS | • cycloparaffins n. Plural of cycloparaffin. • CYCLOPARAFFIN n. a saturated hydrocarbon containing a ring of carbon atoms joined by single bonds, aka cycloalkane. |
| 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. |
| NONSPECIFICITY | • nonspecificity n. The state or condition of being nonspecific. • NONSPECIFICITY n. the state of being nonspecific. |
| 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. |
| PROFESSIONALLY | • professionally adv. As a professional; for one’s paid career. • professionally adv. In a professional manner. • PROFESSIONAL adv. of, belonging to or relating to a profession. |
| PROFESSORIALLY | • professorially adv. In a professorial manner. • PROFESSORIAL adv. of or like a professor. |
| 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. |
| SOPORIFEROUSLY | • soporiferously adv. In a soporiferous manner. • SOPORIFEROUS adv. causing or tending to cause sleep. |
| SULFINPYRAZONE | • sulfinpyrazone n. A uricosuric medication used to treat gout. • SULFINPYRAZONE n. a uricosuric drug used in the long-term treatment of chronic gout. |
| YUPPIFICATIONS | • YUPPIFICATION n. the process of conversion into a yuppy. |