efficiency (noun)
121hypermiling — noun /ˈhaɪpəmaɪlɪŋ,ˈhaɪpə˞maɪlɪŋ/ Driving a car slowly so as to maximize fuel efficiency. Hypermiling, the art of driving your car so it delivers better fuel economy than the manufacturers official figures, began in the US as a wacky journey… …
122headlighting — noun The lighting associated with a headlight. Fortunately, reflectors can be polished or replaced if found defective, thereby considerably improving the efficiency of headlighting on older cars …
123organic farming — noun An approach to farming based on biological methods that avoid the use of synthetic crop or livestock production inputs and on a broadly defined philosophy of farming that puts value on ecological harmony, resource efficiency, and non… …
124thromboelastography — noun A method of testing the efficiency of coagulation in the blood. See Also: thromboelastogram …
125time and motion study — noun an analysis of the motions used in an industrial process with an aim to improve efficiency and productivity …
126polybrene — noun A cationic polymer, hexadimethrine bromide, used to increase the efficiency of infection of certain cells with a retrovirus in cell culture …
127sealed beam — noun A type of electric lamp for producing a beam of light in which the filament is sealed inside a unit consisting of the reflector and lens so as to ensure the alignment of the beam and to protect the reflector from becoming dirty or tarnished …
128effector — noun a) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve. b) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc. See Also: effect, effective, effectiveness, effectivity …
