(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
loupcervier
noneruptive
noneruptive
adj
Not eruptive.
overcopious
overcopious
adj
Excessively copious.
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overpicture
overpicture
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To surpass nature in the picture or representation of; describe or portray with exaggeration.
overpiteous
overpruning
overpruning
verb
present participle of overprune
overpumping
overpumping
verb
present participle of overpump
oversupping
oversupping
verb
present participle of oversup
ovicapsular
oviparously
oviparously
adv
In an oviparous manner
palmivorous
palmivorous
adj
(zoology) That consumes palm trees.
papovavirus
papovavirus
noun
(archaic, virology) Any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families, of viruses that cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.
phytivorous
phytivorous
adj
Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous.
piscivorous
piscivorous
adj
(chiefly of birds) That feeds on fish; fish-eating
plurivorous
plurivorous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That lives on several types of host
pluviograph
pluviograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.
pluviometer
pluviometer
noun
(meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall.
pluviometry
pluviometry
noun
The scientific measurement of rainfall.
primevarous
procurative
procurative
adj
Of or relating to procurement; procuring.
profluvious
profluvious
adj
(obsolete) Relating to profluvium
profusively
profusively
adv
In a profusive manner.
prosecutive
prosecutive
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to prosecution.
provinculum
pulveration
pulviniform
pulviniform
adj
pillow-shaped
purposively
purposively
adv
In a purposive manner.
purposivism
purposivism
noun
(law) Synonym of purposive approach
(philosophy, religion) philosophy, especially religious, that treats will or conscious intent as a basal fact
purposivist
purposivist
noun
A proponent of purposivism.
saviourship
saviourship
noun
The dignity or office of a saviour.
sporulative
sporulative
adj
Relating to sporulation
subprovince
subprovince
noun
A province making up part of a larger province.
supervision
supervision
noun
(countable, Cambridge University) A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.
(uncountable) Responsible oversight.
(uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.
supervisors
supervisors
noun
plural of supervisor
supervisory
supervisory
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor