| ALLUVIUMS | • alluviums n. Plural of alluvium. • ALLUVIUM n. (Latin) land gained from the sea by the washing up of sand and earth, also ALLUVION. |
| CALVARIUM | • calvarium n. (Anatomy) The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw). • CALVARIUM n. (Latin) the dome of the skull. |
| COMPLUVIA | • compluvia n. Plural of compluvium. • COMPLUVIUM n. (Latin) a space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern. |
| DUUMVIRAL | • duumviral adj. Of or belonging to the duumviri or the duumvirate. • DUUMVIRAL adj. of or belonging to the duumviri or the duumvirate. |
| EMULATIVE | • emulative adj. Having a tendency to emulate others; imitative. • EMULATIVE adj. inclined to emulation. |
| MARVELOUS | • marvelous adj. Alternative spelling of marvellous. • MARVELOUS adj. (US) astonishing, very pleasing, also MARVELLOUS. |
| MISVALUED | • misvalued v. Simple past tense and past participle of misvalue. • MISVALUE v. to value incorrectly. |
| MISVALUES | • misvalues v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misvalue. • MISVALUE v. to value incorrectly. |
| MONOVULAR | • monovular adj. (Of twins) Synonym of identical (“derived from the same ovum; monozygotic”). • MONOVULAR adj. having one ovule. |
| MOURNIVAL | • mournival n. (Card games, obsolete) In the game of gleek, four cards of the same face value. • MOURNIVAL n. (French) a set of four, esp. a set of four court cards in one hand. |
| OVALBUMIN | • ovalbumin n. (Biochemistry) A glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white. • OVALBUMIN n. the albumin in egg-whites. |
| UNMOVABLE | • unmovable adj. Not physically able to be moved. • unmovable adj. Incapable of being emotionally moved or persuaded. • UNMOVABLE adj. that cannot be moved, also UNMOVEABLE. |
| UNMOVABLY | • unmovably adv. Immovably. • UNMOVABLE adv. that cannot be moved, also UNMOVEABLE. |
| VASCULUMS | • vasculums n. Plural of vasculum. • VASCULUM n. (Latin) a box used to hold plant specimens. |
| VOLUMINAL | • voluminal adj. Of or pertaining to volume, the measurement of three-dimensional space. • VOLUMINAL adj. pertaining to volume or cubic capacity. |
| VULCANISM | • vulcanism n. Alternative spelling of Vulcanism (“historical scientific view”). • vulcanism n. Alternative spelling of volcanism (“volcanic activity”). • Vulcanism prop.n. (Historical) The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival… |
| VULGARISM | • vulgarism n. (Grammar) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar. • vulgarism n. A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication. • VULGARISM n. a coarse, substandard or obscene expression. |