BACKFITTING | • backfitting v. Present participle of backfit. • BACKFITTING n. the act of retrofitting or furnishing with new parts not originally available. |
BENEFACTING | • benefacting v. Present participle of benefact. • BENEFACT v. to confer a benefit upon. |
BENEFACTION | • benefaction n. An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing. • benefaction n. An act of charity; almsgiving. • BENEFACTION n. the act of benefiting. |
BENEFICIATE | • beneficiate v. (Mining, obsolete) To reduce (ores). • BENEFICIATE v. to treat ores to remove impurities. |
BIFURCATING | • bifurcating v. Present participle of bifurcate. • bifurcating adj. Dividing or forking into two. • BIFURCATE v. to fork. |
BIFURCATION | • bifurcation n. (Biology) A division into two branches. • bifurcation n. (By extension) Any place where one thing divides into two. • bifurcation n. The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two. |
FABRICATING | • fabricating v. Present participle of fabricate. • FABRICATE v. to manufacture; to produce; to devise falsely. |
FABRICATION | • fabrication n. (Uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture. • fabrication n. (Countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood. • fabrication n. (Cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery. |
FIBROCEMENT | • fibrocement n. A composite of cement and cellulose fibres. • FIBROCEMENT n. (tradename) a kind of wallboard, made of compressed asbestos and cement, also FIBRO, FIBROLITE. |
FIBRONECTIN | • fibronectin n. (Biochemistry) An adhesive blood glycoprotein that has several cellular functions. • FIBRONECTIN n. a protein found in blood, important in cell growth. |
INFLECTABLE | • inflectable adj. (Linguistics) That can be inflected. • INFLECTABLE adj. capable of being inflected. |
INFLICTABLE | • inflictable adj. Able to be inflicted. • INFLICTABLE adj. that can be inflicted. |
LABEFACTION | • labefaction n. (Rare) The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination. • LABEFACTION n. a weakening, a decay, also LABEFACTATION. |
OBFUSCATING | • obfuscating v. Present participle of obfuscate. • OBFUSCATE v. to darken, make obscure, confuse. |
OBFUSCATION | • obfuscation n. (Uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept… • obfuscation n. (Uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made… • obfuscation n. (Countable) A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp. |
RUBEFACIENT | • rubefacient adj. Making red. • rubefacient n. (Medicine) A substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin, e.g. by dilating the capillaries. • RUBEFACIENT n. an agent that is a gentle irritant producing increased blood circulation and reddening of the skin where it is applied. |
RUBEFACTION | • rubefaction n. The act or process of making red. • RUBEFACTION n. reddening. |
SONOFABITCH | • sonofabitch n. Alternative spelling of son of a bitch. • son-of-a-bitch n. (Derogatory, slang) Alternative spelling of son of a bitch. • son␣of␣a␣bitch n. (Derogatory, slang, vulgar) An objectionable, despicable person. |
TABEFACTION | • tabefaction n. (Archaic) A gradual loss of flesh due to disease. • TABEFACTION n. wasting away, emaciation. |