de-of-ing

I find that the word "of" makes sentences confusing. Rather than, "index of refraction," say, "refractive index".

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Table of Periodic Properties of the Elements --> Elements' Periodic Properties Table
Point of inflection of the derivative of the function --> Function's derivative's inflection point.

It is easy to convert from the confusing of-heavy phrase to the simple of-free phrase with the following steps:
1. Remove all the of's.
2. Reverse the word order. (note I said "word order" rather than "order of the words")
3. Insert possessives as necessary.

I hope I've helped make the world a more articulate place :)

-Joshy