(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.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
ballouville
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
calcivorous
calcivorous
adj
Tending to erode limestone.
carludovica
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
caulivorous
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coagulative
coagulative
adj
Having the power to cause coagulation
cocultivate
cocultivate
verb
To cultivate along with another organism
colourative
colourative
adj
Rare spelling of colorative.
commulative
commutative
commutative
adj
(algebra, of an algebraic structure) Having a commutative operation.
(mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
(mathematics, of a diagram of morphisms) Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.
Relating to exchange; interchangeable.
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
conjugative
conjugative
adj
Of, relating to, or producing combination or conjunction; combinative or connective.
conjunctiva
conjunctiva
noun
(anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
coronavirus
coronavirus
noun
(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
coruscative
couniversal
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
countervair
countervair
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.
covarrubias
cultivation
cultivation
noun
Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition
Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
cultivators
cultivators
noun
plural of cultivator
decurvation
devaluation
devaluation
noun
(economics) The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
Depreciation.
The removal or lessening of something's value.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
divulgation
divulgation
noun
The act of divulging or publishing; publication.
The communication of technology or science to the general public, public awareness of science.
The disclosure or revelation of a secret.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
eluviations
eluviations
noun
plural of eluviation
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equivocally
equivocally
adv
With ambiguity.
With uncertainty.
equivocated
equivocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivocate
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
evacuations
evacuations
noun
plural of evacuation
evaluations
evaluations
noun
plural of evaluation
eventuation
eventuation
noun
The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome.
evolutional
evolutional
adj
Of or pertaining to evolution, or coming about as a result of the principles of evolution.
excurvation
exuviations
exuviations
noun
plural of exuviation
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
gallivorous
gallivorous
adj
Feeding on galls.
granivorous
granivorous
adj
That eats seeds
gravaminous
illuviation
illuviation
noun
(geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum
incurvation
incurvation
noun
(obsolete) Bowing in reverence or worship.
A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.
The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending.
The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend.
inoculative
inoculative
adj
Relating to inoculation.
intravenous
intravenous
adj
Inside the veins.
noun
(medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
inveracious
involucrate
involucrate
adj
(botany) Having an involucre; involucred.
involuntary
involuntary
adj
Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
Without intention; unintentional.
jugoslavian
lactivorous
lactivorous
adj
Feeding or subsisting upon milk.
larvicolous
larvicolous
Adjective
That lives parasitically within the body of a larva
larvigerous
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
larvivorous
larvivorous
adj
(chiefly of fish) That feed on the larvae of insects
levulosuria
loreauville
manoeuvring
manoeuvring
noun
A manoeuvre.
verb
present participle of manoeuvre
moreauville
multiovular
muscovadite
nervuration
neuroactive
neuroactive
adj
That acts on the central nervous system.
noctivagous
noctivagous
adj
Wandering at night; nightwandering, noctivagant.
nonalluvial
nonalluvial
adj
Not alluvial.
noncurative
noncurative
adj
Not curative.
nonmutative
nonmutative
adj
Not mutative.
nonsurvival
nonsurvival
adj
Not of or pertaining to survival.
noun
Failure to survive.
nonvisually
nonvisually
adv
In a nonvisual way.
novaculites
novaculites
noun
plural of novaculite
objurgative
objurgative
adj
That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
obscurative
obscurative
adj
Tending to obscure; making something unclear or abstruse.
omnivarious
omnivarious
adj
Of every variety.
outachieved
outachieved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outachieve
outachieves
outachieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outachieve
outcaviling
outcavilled
outrivaling
outrivalled
outrivalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrival
outsavoring
outvaunting
outvaunting
verb
present participle of outvaunt
outvoyaging
outvoyaging
verb
present participle of outvoyage
ovariotubal
overabusing
overabusing
verb
present participle of overabuse
overabusive
overanxious
overanxious
adj
Excessively anxious or nervous.
overarguing
overarguing
verb
present participle of overargue
overcaustic
overcaution
overcaution
noun
excessive caution
verb
(transitive) To caution excessively.
overcurtain
overfatigue
overfatigue
noun
Excessive fatigue.
verb
(transitive) To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
overhauling
overhauling
noun
The act by which something is overhauled.
verb
present participle of overhaul
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
oversaucing
oversaucing
verb
present participle of oversauce
overvaluing
overvaluing
noun
An overvaluation.
verb
present participle of overvalue
ovicapsular
ovicellular
ovicellular
adj
(biology) Relating to ovicells
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.
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.
primevarous
procurative
procurative
adj
Of or relating to procurement; procuring.
pubovesical
pubovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and urinary bladder.
pulveration
pulvination
quadrivious
quadrivious
adj
(rare) In four directions; four ways.
recurvation
recurvation
noun
A bending or flexure backward.
revaluation
revaluation
noun
(UK, pensions) The application of compound growth to the value of a pension benefit, specifically from the date of the member leaving the scheme (for example, moving to a different employer) to the date that the member starts receiving the benefit (typically retirement).
A reassessment of the value or worth of something; a reappraisal or reevaluation.
The process of altering the relative value of a currency or other standard of exchange.
rhabdovirus
rhabdovirus
noun
Any of the rod-shaped viruses belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae.
rotaviruses
rotaviruses
noun
plural of rotavirus
routivarite
saviourhood
saviourhood
noun
The status of being a saviour.
saviourship
saviourship
noun
The dignity or office of a saviour.
savouriness
savouriness
noun
Alternative form of savoriness
savouringly
savouringly
adv
With savour; enjoying the taste of something.
sporulative
sporulative
adj
Relating to sporulation
sublevation
sublevation
noun
An insurrection, an uprising.
The act of raising on high; elevation.
subornative
subornative
adj
Of or pertaining to subornation
subsynovial
subsynovial
adj
Beneath the synovium
subvocalize
subvocalize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To form (words or statements) in thought and express them inwardly without uttering them aloud.
suffocative
suffocative
adj
Tending or able to choke or stifle.
sulfovinate
thoreauvian
thoreauvian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, or his writings.
togaviruses
togaviruses
noun
plural of togavirus
trouvailles
trouvailles
noun
plural of trouvaille
tuboovarial
tuboovarian
tubovaginal
ultraviolet
ultraviolet
adj
of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre
noun
Ultraviolet colour.
unapproving
unapproving
adj
not approving
unavoidable
unavoidable
adj
(law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void.