(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.
captivators
captivators
noun
plural of captivator
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
diapositive
diapositive
noun
(photography) slide (used with a projector for projecting images)
disapproval
disapproval
noun
The act of disapproving; condemnation.
disapproved
disapproved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disapprove
disapprover
disapprover
noun
One who disapproves.
disapproves
disapproves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disapprove
disprovable
disprovable
adj
Capable of being disproved.
elisavetpol
evaporators
evaporators
noun
plural of evaporator
improvisate
improvisate
adj
unpremeditated; impromptu
verb
To improvise; to extemporize.
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
nonvaporous
nonvaporous
adj
Not vaporous.
opiconsivia
overaptness
overexpands
overexpands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexpand
overpassing
overpassing
verb
present participle of overpass
overpleased
overpleased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overplease
overpraised
overpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpraise
overpraises
overpraises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpraise
overprasing
oversapless
overspanned
overspanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overspan
oversparing
oversparing
adj
Excessively sparing.
oversparred
oversparred
adj
(nautical) Having spars larger than the usual dimension.
overspatter
overspatter
verb
(transitive) To spatter excessively.
overspreads
overspreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overspread
ovicapsular
oviparities
oviparously
oviparously
adv
In an oviparous manner
ovispermary
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.
passivation
passivation
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.
(chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together.
(control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one.
passoverish
passoverish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the Jewish Passover.
pejoratives
pejoratives
noun
plural of pejorative
personative
personative
adj
Portraying a person or persons.
pervouralsk
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.
possessival
possessival
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the possessive case.
postharvest
postharvest
adj
After a harvest (especially with regard to food preservation).
postolivary
postventral
postventral
adj
Alternative form of posteroventral
postvesical
postvesical
adj
(anatomy) Behind a bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
postvocalic
postvocalic
adj
(phonetics) (Of a phoneme) occurring after a vowel.
potestative
potestative
adj
(law) of a condition in a legal contract: being completely controlled by exactly one of the parties to the contract
(obsolete) authoritative
preadvisory
preapproves
preapproves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preapprove
preinvasion
preinvasion
adj
Before an invasion; the state before an invasion.
presolvated
previsional
previsional
adj
Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic.
primevarous
prostrative
provascular
provascular
adj
(biology) Relating to the procambium
provenances
provenances
noun
plural of provenance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of provenance
provincials
provincials
noun
plural of provincial
provisional
provisional
adj
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
noun
(dentistry) An interim denture.
(philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.
provitamins
provitamins
noun
plural of provitamin
pseudovelar
psychovital
pubovesical
pubovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and urinary bladder.
saviourship
saviourship
noun
The dignity or office of a saviour.
serpivolant
slavophobia
spermatovum
spermatovum
noun
(biology) A fecundated ovum.
spokeshaves
spokeshaves
noun
plural of spokeshave
sporulative
sporulative
adj
Relating to sporulation
superoctave
superoctave
noun
(music) A coupler in the organ by means of which is sounded an octave higher than the one struck.
(music) An organ stop two octaves above the principal.
(music) The octave above another.
syncopative
syncopative
adj
Of or relating to syncopation.
vaginoscope
vaginoscope
noun
An endoscope used in vaginoscopy.
vaginoscopy
vaginoscopy
noun
(medicine) An inspection of the vagina.
vagotropism
vanpoolings
vaporescent
vaporescent
adj
(rare) Becoming vaporous; producing or emitting vapor.
vapourising
vapourising
verb
present participle of vapourise
vapourously
vapourously
adv
Rare spelling of vaporously.
vasoparesis
vasopressin
vasopressin
noun
(biochemistry) An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.
vasopressor
vasopressor
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to the constriction of blood vessels, which usually causes a rise in blood pressure.
noun
(medicine) An agent that causes such constriction: a medication that tends to increase blood pressure.
vasorrhaphy
vasospastic
vasospastic
adj
Relating to, or producing vasospasm
vasotrophic
vasotrophic
adj
relating to the nutrition of blood vessels
vermiparous
vermiparous
adj
Producing or breeding worms or grubs, such as various insects.