| abradant | An abradant substance or agent (see sense B.). | 1865 | Go To Quotation |
| acesulfame | In full acesulfame K, acesulfame potassium. A white crystalline powder used as a low-calorie artificial sweetener. | 1977 | Go To Quotation |
| add-on | Something added to an existing object or quantity; an additional component or sum… | 1930 | Go To Quotation |
| aerobrake | A structure on an aircraft or spacecraft designed to increase atmospheric drag, esp. for aerobraking. | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| aerosol | = aerosolize v. 1. | 1964 | Go To Quotation |
| aerosoled | Dispersed as an aerosol; aerosolized. | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
| alfoil | In early use: thin aluminium sheeting used for a variety of commercial and… | 1937 | Go To Quotation |
| alkanethiol | Any of a series of compounds containing a thiol group (—SH) bonded to an alkyl group. Cf. mercaptan n. | 1946 | Go To Quotation |
| alkanol | An aliphatic alcohol, considered as a substituted alkane; esp. any of the series… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| alkenone | A ketone containing an unsaturated hydrocarbon group with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds. | 1945 | Go To Quotation |
| alkylate | Originally: = alkoxide n. (now rare). In later use: a substance produced by alkylation, esp. of petroleum (cf. alkylation n.). | 1897 | Go To Quotation |
| alkylate | trans. To introduce an alkyl group into (a compound or molecule). Also intr. | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| alkylation | The process of introducing one or more alkyl groups into a compound; an instance… | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| aluminization | The action or process of spraying or coating something with aluminium. | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| AND | trans. To combine (binary signals, search terms, etc.) using a Boolean and operator. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| autoranging | Automatic ranging (ranging n. 2); spec. the automatic selection by an instrument of the… | 1952 | Go To Quotation |
| baseband | A frequency band with a lower frequency limit close to zero; the frequency band occupied… | 1952 | Go To Quotation |
| base-burner | A base-burning stove. Freq. attrib. | 1861 | Go To Quotation |
| base-burning | Designating a kind of stove in which fuel is burned in a chamber at the base, the… | 1860 | Go To Quotation |
| bioactive | Capable of having a biological effect; biologically active. | 1938 | Go To Quotation |
| biocidal | That destroys living things; having the properties of a biocide. | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| biocide | A substance that destroys living things; esp. a pesticide, fungicide, or herbicide. | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| carboxylating | That brings about carboxylation; (of an enzyme) that catalyses a carboxylation reaction. | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| cellularized | Divided into separate cells or compartments; (Embryol. and Biol.) formed by or… | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| chemicalization | The action or process of treating something with a chemical or chemicals; the use of… | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| chemicalize | trans. To treat with a chemical or chemicals; to change by the action of chemicals… | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| configurable | That can be configured; that can be given a particular configuration. | 1898 | Go To Quotation |
| coolant | A cooling agent; spec. (a) a liquid used to cool and lubricate a cutting tool; (b) a liquid… | 1915 | Go To Quotation |
| digitalization | = digitization n. 1. | 1959 | Go To Quotation |
| digitalize | trans. = digitize v. 3. | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| digitizing | The action or process of digitize v. 3; the conversion of data to digital form. Freq. attrib. | 1908 | Go To Quotation |
| electroacoustic | Physics. Relating to or concerned with electroacoustics; involving the interchange of electrical and acoustic energy. | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| electroactive | Electrically active or responsive; (of a polymer) that changes shape when an electric field is applied. | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| electrocatalytic | Promoting a chemical reaction with the aid of an electric current. rare. Now disused. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| electrohydraulic | Mech. Relating to or employing a hydraulic system that is powered or controlled electrically; designating such a system. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| electrolyser | An apparatus used to carry out electrolysis, esp. for the production of gases and other chemicals. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| electroreceptive | Chiefly U.S. Electr. That responds to an electric current or charge; undergoing a change… | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| electrotin | Tinplate that has been deposited electrolytically. Freq. attrib. | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| fluorophotometric | Of or relating to the fluorophotometer or its use; measured or performed using a fluorophotometer. | 1908 | Go To Quotation |
| gas alarm | An alarm for giving warning of the presence of an intruder on a property, in which… | 1864 | Go To Quotation |
| gasketed | Fitted with a gasket (gasket n. 3) fitted; sealed by means of a gasket. | 1884 | Go To Quotation |
| gasketing | Material used for gaskets. Now rare. | 1838 | Go To Quotation |
| gas turbine | A turbine driven by a flow of gas; (now) esp. one driven by expanding hot gases produced… | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| hot-work | trans. To subject (metal) to hot working. Also in extended use. | 1869 | Go To Quotation |
| ion-exchanged | Subjected to or altered by ion exchange. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| ionical | = ionic adj. | 1928 | Go To Quotation |
| keystoning | The action of giving something a trapezoidal shape; the result of this. Now chiefly Cinematogr.… | 1929 | Go To Quotation |
| margarine | A substance made by emulsifying vegetable oils or animal fats with water, milk, etc., and used… | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| microcassette | A small audio cassette. Freq. attrib., esp. in microcassette recorder. | 1976 | Go To Quotation |
| mull | trans. To moisten (leather) during manufacture so as to make it more supple. Also intr.… | 1876 | Go To Quotation |
| mulled | Esp. of leather: that has been mulled to increase suppleness (see mull v.). | 1919 | Go To Quotation |
| nodulize | trans. To convert (esp. finely divided iron ore) into a nodular form. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| octothorp | The hash sign (#), as it appears on the buttons of touch-tone telephones and some other keypads. | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| oleomargarine | A fatty substance obtained by extracting the liquid portion from purified beef fat… | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| pelletizing | The action or process of forming material into pellets; pelletization. Freq. attrib. | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| plicater | = plicator n. | 1880 | Go To Quotation |
| polybrominated | Having two or more bromine atoms added to or introduced as substituents in each… | 1940 | Go To Quotation |
| proppant | A granular material which is pumped with a fluid medium under pressure into rock… | 1966 | Go To Quotation |
| pry bar | A crowbar, a jemmy. | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| pyrolysable | Capable of being pyrolysed; susceptible to decomposition by heat. | 1945 | Go To Quotation |
| pyrolyse | trans. To subject to pyrolysis; to decompose by heating. | 1919 | Go To Quotation |
| rancidify | trans. To make rancid. | 1908 | Go To Quotation |
| rechargeable | That can be reloaded or refilled; designed to allow repeated charging and reuse. | 1883 | Go To Quotation |
| recirculating | That recirculates; undergoing or causing recirculation. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| reconditioner | A person who or thing that reconditions something; spec. (in the timber trade) a… | 1925 | Go To Quotation |
| reconfigurable | Esp. of software and electronic devices: able to be reconfigured. | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| recycle | To reuse (material) in an industrial process; to return (material) to a previous stage of a cyclic process. | 1925 | Go To Quotation |
| recycled | That has been returned to an earlier stage of a cycle of operations; resulting… | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| recycler | A device that repeats a cycle of operations or causes another device to do so. | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| recycling | The action of recycle v. | 1925 | Go To Quotation |
| reel-out | The action, act, or process of unwinding something by means of rotating a reel. | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| repositionable | That may be repositioned; that allows repositioning. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| repressure | attrib. Denoting something for repressuring or which repressures, as repressure plate, repressure plant, etc. | 1865 | Go To Quotation |
| repressurize | trans. To pressurize (esp. an airtight compartment, cabin, etc.) for a second or… | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| reprogrammable | Capable of being reprogrammed. | 1967 | Go To Quotation |
| retroreflector | A device or instrument which reflects light in such a way that it travels back along the… | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| retry | An instance of retrying an operation or action, esp. on the part of automatic equipment; a second or subsequent try or attempt. | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| rhodamine | Any of a class of synthetic xanthene dyes, chiefly pinks and reds, which are… | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| rhodium-plate | trans. To coat (a metal, object, etc.) with a layer of rhodium by electrolysis. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| rigidifier | A person who or thing which makes something rigid; (Philos.) a modifying word or expression… | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| rimmer | A tool or machine for making or ornamenting the rim of a pie, pastry, etc. Freq. with preceding word, esp. as pie rimmer. | 1866 | Go To Quotation |
| rock duster | A machine which spreads pulverized rock around a coal mine in order to reduce the… | 1930 | Go To Quotation |
| rotatably | In a manner that allows rotation. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| rotorcraft | A rotary-wing aircraft, such as a helicopter or an autogiro. | 1929 | Go To Quotation |
| rubberization | The process of treating, coating, or impregnating something with rubber. | 1916 | Go To Quotation |
| saddle stitch | Bookbinding. A stitch of thread or a wire staple used to bind together the pages and cover… | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| saddle stitching | Bookbinding. A method of binding small books, pamphlets, etc., using saddle… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| subframe | A frame supporting components within a larger structure, a secondary frame; esp. (a)… | 1866 | Go To Quotation |
| subnetwork | A network forming part of a larger network. | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| supercool | trans. To make exceptionally cold; (Physics) to subject (a substance) to supercooling (supercooling n. 2), to make supercooled. | 1867 | Go To Quotation |
| superfluorescent | Relating to, involving, or characterized by superfluorescence. | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| time-coded | Provided with time codes; encoded or stored as time code. | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| vulcanizable | Of rubber or similar material: capable of being vulcanized. | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| wire speed | The speed at which a wire is moved or dispensed by a machine or process. | 1912 | Go To Quotation |
| wire wrap | A covering or enclosure formed by turns of wire; material in the form of turns of wire… | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| wire-wrap | trans. To wrap or cover (an object) with numerous turns of wire. | 1957 | Go To Quotation |
| wire-wrapped | Enclosed within or surrounded by turns of wire. | 1860 | Go To Quotation |
| XOR | A Boolean function of two or more variables that has the value unity (or true) if and only… | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
