(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
displuviate
disputative
disputative
adj
Tending to dispute.
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.
pulsatively
pursuivants
pursuivants
noun
plural of pursuivant
saviourship
saviourship
noun
The dignity or office of a saviour.
speculative
speculative
adj
Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade.
Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.
sporulative
sporulative
adj
Relating to sporulation
superactive
superactive
adj
Highly active.
superlative
superlative
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.
noun
(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
(informal) An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.
supervisual
supervisual
adj
Beyond the threshold of vision, thus invisible.
Of or relating to supervision.
Strongly or predominantly visual.
supplicavit
supplicavit
noun
(law, historical) A writ issued by the King's Bench or Chancery for taking the surety of the peace against a person.
suppurative
suppurative
adj
(medicine, of a disease or medical condition) causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.
noun
A medicine that causes suppuration.
suspirative
unaspersive
unexpansive
unexpansive
Adjective
Not expansive.
unpassively
unpervasive
unpulsative
upheavalist
upheavalist
noun
A proponent of upheavalism.
vapourising
vapourising
verb
present participle of vapourise
vermiparous
vermiparous
adj
Producing or breeding worms or grubs, such as various insects.
vituperates
vituperates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vituperate