| PAPAVEROUS | • papaverous adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the poppy. • papaverous adj. (Figuratively) Inducing sleep; soporific. • PAPAVEROUS adj. of or relating to poppies. |
| PARVOVIRUS | • parvovirus n. Any single-stranded DNA virus, of the genus Parvovirus, being the smallest found in nature; they infect… • parvovirus n. Certain small viruses, not in genus Parvovirus, that infect humans. • Parvovirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Parvoviridae – very small viruses that cause disease in… |
| PERSUASIVE | • persuasive adj. Able to persuade; convincing. • persuasive n. That which persuades; incitement. • PERSUASIVE adj. tending to persuade. |
| PURGATIVES | • purgatives n. Plural of purgative. • PURGATIVE n. a medicine that empties the intestines. |
| PURSUIVANT | • pursuivant n. (Archaic) A follower. • pursuivant n. (Heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant… • pursuivant n. (Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge. |
| SUPERHEAVY | • superheavy adj. Having far greater weight than usual. • superheavy adj. (Physics) Describing a transuranic element with an extremely high atomic number; typically taken to… • superheavy adj. (Linguistics, of a syllable) stressed more than is usual. |
| SUPERNOVAE | • supernovae n. Plural of supernova. • supernovæ n. Plural of supernova. • SUPERNOVA n. (Latin) a very brilliant nova resulting from an explosion which blows the star's material into space, leaving an expanding cloud of gas. |
| SUPERNOVAS | • supernovas n. Plural of supernova. • SUPERNOVA n. (Latin) a very brilliant nova resulting from an explosion which blows the star's material into space, leaving an expanding cloud of gas. |
| SUPERSAVER | • supersaver n. (Informal) A very thrifty person; one who saves a lot of money. • supersaver n. (UK) A type of railway ticket offering a significant discount on the normal fare. • SUPERSAVER n. an exceptional bargain in a supermarket. |
| SUPERVISAL | • supervisal n. (Dated) supervision. • SUPERVISAL n. supervision. |
| SUPERWAVES | • superwaves n. Plural of superwave. • SUPERWAVE n. an exceptionally large wave. |
| SUPRAVITAL | • supravital adj. (Cytology, of a stain) Capable of staining living cells after their removal from a host. • SUPRAVITAL adj. relating to the staining of living tissues. |
| USURPATIVE | • usurpative adj. That usurps. • USURPATIVE adj. relating to usurpation. |
| VAPOROUSLY | • vaporously adv. In a vaporous manner. • VAPOROUS adv. like vapour, also VAPOUROUS. |
| VAPOURIEST | • VAPOURY adj. full of vapour; affected with the vapours, also VAPORY. |
| VAPOURINGS | • vapourings n. Plural of vapouring. • VAPOURING n. the act of vapouring. |
| VAPOURLESS | • VAPOURLESS adj. without vapour, also VAPORLESS. |
| VIVIPAROUS | • viviparous adj. (Of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish… • viviparous adj. (Of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from… • VIVIPAROUS adj. producing live young. |