(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.
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
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.
photovisual
photovisual
adj
(astronomy) Relating to the magnitude of a star as measured by the size of its image on an isochromatic photographic emulsion.
(optics) Of certain achromatic lenses, having the same focus for the actinic and for the brightest of the visual rays.
primevarous
pubovesical
pubovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and urinary bladder.
saviourship
saviourship
noun
The dignity or office of a saviour.
sporulative
sporulative
adj
Relating to sporulation
vapourising
vapourising
verb
present participle of vapourise
vermiparous
vermiparous
adj
Producing or breeding worms or grubs, such as various insects.
