DRAUGHTPROOF | • draughtproof adj. That prevents the entry of draughts. • draughtproof v. To seal an opening, so as to prevent the entry of draughts. • DRAUGHTPROOF v. to make proof against draughts. |
FLAVOPROTEIN | • flavoprotein n. (Biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases. • FLAVOPROTEIN n. a protein which serves as an electron carrier in the electron transfer chain. |
FORCIPATIONS | • FORCIPATION n. torture by pinching with forceps. |
FORETOPMASTS | • foretopmasts n. Plural of foretopmast. • FORETOPMAST n. the mast above the foretop platform. |
PERFOLIATION | • PERFOLIATION n. the state of being perfoliate. |
PERFORATIONS | • perforations n. Plural of perforation. • PERFORATION n. the act of perforating. |
PERFORMATORY | • performatory adj. Synonym of performative. • PERFORMATORY adj. of a statement or verb that itself constitutes the action described, also PERFORMATIVE. |
PONTIFICATOR | • pontificator n. One who pontificates. • PONTIFICATOR n. one who pontificates, speaks in a pompous and dogmatic manner. |
PREFLORATION | • prefloration n. (Botany) The arrangement (vernation) of floral parts in a bud. • PREFLORATION n. the manner in which the petals and sepals are folded in the flower-bud. |
PREFOLIATION | • prefoliation n. (Botany) Vernation (arrangement within a bud) of leaves. • PREFOLIATION n. the manner in which the leaf is folded within the leaf bud, vernation. |
PREFORMATION | • preformation n. Prior formation. • preformation n. (Biology, historical) The theory that organisms are fully developed in the form of an egg or seed, and… • PREFORMATION n. previous formation. |
PROFANATIONS | • profanations n. Plural of profanation. • PROFANATION n. the act or an instance of profaning. |
PROFESSORATE | • professorate n. Professorship. • PROFESSORATE n. the office of a professor. |
PROFESSORIAT | • professoriat n. Professors in general. • PROFESSORIAT n. the body of college and university teachers at an institution or in society, also PROFESSORIATE. |
SHATTERPROOF | • shatterproof adj. Resistant to shattering; difficult to break. • shatterproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to shattering. • SHATTERPROOF adj. proof against shattering. |
WATERPROOFED | • waterproofed adj. Having been made waterproof. • waterproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of waterproof. • WATERPROOF v. to make waterproof. |
WATERPROOFER | • waterproofer n. One who, or that which, makes waterproof. • WATERPROOFER n. one who waterproofs. |
WEATHERPROOF | • weatherproof adj. Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather. • weatherproof v. (UK) To make something resistant to damage caused by the weather. • WEATHERPROOF n. proof against the weather. |