(biology) A modified zooid, in some colonial bryozoans, in the form of a beak, that prevents other organisms from settling on the colony
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
chumpivilca
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
collectivum
commulative
compulsives
compulsives
noun
plural of compulsive
corvillosum
culminative
diluvianism
diminutival
diminutival
adj
Indicating diminution; diminutive.
dividualism
divulgement
divulgement
noun
The act of divulging (communicating or revealing information).
durhamville
emulatively
emulatively
adv
So as to emulate.
evilmouthed
exclusivism
exclusivism
noun
(religion) The doctrine that one religion is the only true religion, or that one religious sect is the only true version of a larger religion.
The practice of being exclusive; a mentality or policy that excludes others.
favellidium
favellidium
noun
A compound favella in seaweeds.
flavoursome
flavoursome
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorsome.
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
humansville
humiliative
humiliative
adj
(grammar) Serving to lower one's own or another's status.
noun
(grammar) A construct that serves to lower one's own or another's status.
hypervolume
hypervolume
noun
(geometry) A volume in more than three dimensions.
impulsively
impulsively
adv
In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
impulsivity
impulsivity
noun
The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.
intervallum
intervallum
noun
An interval.
maneuvrable
maneuvrable
adj
Alternative form of maneuverable
marvelously
marvelously
adv
Alternative form of marvellously
mellivorous
mellivorous
adj
honey-eating
mendelevium
mendelevium
noun
(chemistry) A transuranic chemical element (symbol Md, formerly Mv) with atomic number 101.
merveilleux
merveilleux
noun
(historical) Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece.
microvillus
microvillus
noun
Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin, and villin.
microvolume
microvolume
noun
(often attributive) A microscopic volume.
misevaluate
misevaluate
verb
To evaluate inaccurately or incorrectly.
moreauville
moundsville
mullinville
multiovular
multiserver
multiserver
adj
(computing) Involving or pertaining to more than one server.
multivagant
multivagant
adj
(obsolete, rare) wandering much
multivalent
multivalent
adj
(art) Having many kinds of value.
(chemistry) Having more than one valency or having a valency greater than 3; polyvalent.
(genetics) Having three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.
(grammar) Able to bind to different parts of speech.
(immunology) Having more than one attachment site for an antibody or antigen.
Having many meanings.
noun
(genetics) Any multivalent chromosome.
multivalued
multivalued
adj
(mathematics) Of a function, associating one or more values of its range with each value of its domain.
multivalved
multivalved
adj
Having more than one valve.
multivoiced
multivoiced
adj
Having more than one voice.
multivolent
multivolume
multivolume
adj
(computing) Of or relating to more than one volume, or storage area.
(of a written work) Having multiple volumes.
multivorous
multivorous
adj
(biology, demographics) Liking or consuming more than one kind of product.
munsonville
murrayville
murrysville
overemulate
overmuscled
overmuscled
adj
Excessively muscled.
oversublime
oversublime
adj
Excessively sublime.
palmivorous
palmivorous
adj
(zoology) That consumes palm trees.
pervigilium
pervigilium
noun
(archaic) wakefulness; mild insomnia
plumerville
pluviometer
pluviometer
noun
(meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall.
pluviometry
pluviometry
noun
The scientific measurement of rainfall.
provinculum
pseudovelum
pseudovelum
noun
A velarium that resembles a velum
pulviniform
pulviniform
adj
pillow-shaped
putnamville
silverplume
stimulative
stimulative
adj
Having a stimulating effect.
noun
(obsolete) Something having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive.
summerville
summitville
sumterville
survivalism
survivalism
noun
A belief, expressed by survivalists, in being prepared to survive disasters and cataclysms including the collapse of civilization.
temulentive
temulentive
adj
Related to or characteristic of drunkenness; intoxicating; intoxicated.
ultravacuum
ultravacuum
noun
A near-perfect vacuum; i.e. an almost or fully complete absence of matter, especially a gas at very low pressure.
unamatively
uncalmative
unemotively
unemotively
adv
In a way that is not emotive.
unemulative
unimmovable
unimpulsive
unimpulsive
adj
Not impulsive.
unmarveling
unmarveling
adj
Not marveling.
unmarvelous
unmarvelous
adj
Not marvelous.
unmediaeval
unmediaeval
adj
Dated spelling of unmedieval.
unmovablety
unravelment
unravelment
noun
The act of unravelling.
The state of being unravelled.
unremovable
unremovable
adj
Unable to be removed.
unremovably
unremovably
adv
Such that it cannot be removed.
uvulatomies
uvulatomies
noun
plural of uvulatomy
uvulotomies
uvulotomies
noun
plural of uvulotomy
valvulotome
valvulotome
noun
A medical device used to destroy the venous valves, especially in the GSV, to allow for arterial flow.
valvulotomy
valvulotomy
noun
A valvotomy: an incision to relieve stenosis of a valve, especially in the heart
vasculiform
vasculiform
adj
vascular in form; shaped like a vessel
velamentous
velamentous
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to an abnormal condition during pregnancy in which the umbilical cord inserts into the fetal membranes, then travels within the membranes to the placenta, risking rupture of the exposed vessels.
Veil-like.
vermiculate
vermiculate
adj
Like a worm; resembling a worm.
Vermiculated.
verb
To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
vermiculite
vermiculite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.
vermiculose
vermiculose
adj
Alternative form of vermiculous
vermiculous
vermiculous
adj
Containing, or full of, worms; resembling worms; wormy.
verminously
verminously
adv
In a verminous way.
villiaumite
villiaumite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare toxic halide mineral composed of sodium fluoride.
vitellarium
vitellarium
noun
A type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.
volumescope
volumescope
noun
An instrument consisting of a glass tube with a graduated scale that shows the changes in volume of a gas or gaseous mixture.
volumometer
volumometer
noun
(physics) A device for measuring the volume of a solid by means of the pressure difference in a confined volume of gas caused by its presence or absence.
volumometry
volumometry
noun
Alternative form of volumetry
voluntarism
voluntarism
noun
(US) A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism.
(philosophy) A doctrine that assigns the most dominant position to the will rather than the intellect.
(politics) The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.