14-Letter Words Containing P,O,N,T,I,F,I,C

• an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity

• elimination of superfluous details

• the act of reducing complexity

• a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

• naming explicitly

• (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention

• a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

• a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable

• addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

• the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

• (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current

• the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site

• a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)