| ANTIFORECLOSURE | • antiforeclosure adj. In opposition to foreclosure. • ANTIFORECLOSURE adj. opposed to foreclosure. |
| CONCESSIONNAIRE | • concessionnaire n. Alternative spelling of concessionaire. • CONCESSIONNAIRE n. the owner or operator of a concession, also CONCESSIONAIRE. |
| COUNTERPRESSURE | • counterpressure n. Pressure applied in one direction to counterbalance pressure from another. • counterpressure v. (Transitive) To apply pressure to (something) in one direction to counterbalance pressure from another. • COUNTERPRESSURE n. an opposing pressure. |
| ELECTROPUNCTURE | • electropuncture n. The use of subcutaneous electric shock to stimulate the muscles. • ELECTROPUNCTURE n. the insertion into the body of one or more needles through which an electric current is passed. |
| MICROMILLIMETRE | • micromillimetre n. Alternative form of micromillimeter. • MICROMILLIMETRE n. a millionth part of a millimetre (now called a nanometre). |
| NONARCHITECTURE | • nonarchitecture n. That which is not architecture. • NONARCHITECTURE n. what is not architecture. |
| POSTDIVESTITURE | • postdivestiture adj. After divestiture. • POSTDIVESTITURE adj. taking place after divestiture. |
| SECUNDOGENITURE | • secundogeniture n. The condition of being secondborn. • secundogeniture n. A right of inheritance belonging to a second son. • secundogeniture n. A property or possession so inherited. |
| SEMIMANUFACTURE | • semimanufacture n. A goods item that has undergone a limited amount of processing but is not yet a finished product. • SEMIMANUFACTURE n. a manufactured product, material, etc., used to make an end-product. |
| SUBSTRATOSPHERE | • substratosphere n. The area of the atmosphere directly below the stratosphere. • SUBSTRATOSPHERE n. the area of the atmosphere below the stratosphere. |
| TECHNOSTRUCTURE | • technostructure n. A corporate structure including technicians or other skilled professionals. • TECHNOSTRUCTURE n. the network of professionally skilled managers (as scientists, engineers, and administrators) that tends to control the economy both within and beyond individual corporate groups. |