| CAPTIVANCES | • captivances n. Plural of captivance. • CAPTIVANCE n. (Spenser) captivity, also CAPTIVAUNCE. |
| CAPTIVATORS | • captivators n. Plural of captivator. • CAPTIVATOR n. one who captivates. |
| DISAPPROVAL | • disapproval n. The act of disapproving; condemnation. • DISAPPROVAL n. censure, disapprobation. |
| LARVIPAROUS | • larviparous adj. (Zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects. • LARVIPAROUS adj. giving birth to larvae. |
| PALLIATIVES | • palliatives n. Plural of palliative. • PALLIATIVE n. something that palliates. |
| PALSGRAVINE | • palsgravine n. The consort or widow of a palsgrave. • PALSGRAVINE n. the domain of a palsgrave, a count palatine. |
| PAPAVERINES | • papaverines n. Plural of papaverine. • PAPAVERINE n. an alkaloid derived from poppy juice and used medicinally. |
| PAPOVAVIRUS | • papovavirus n. (Archaic, virology) Any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and… • PAPOVAVIRUS n. any of a group of DNA-containing oncogenic viruses. |
| PASSIVATING | • passivating v. Present participle of passivate. • PASSIVATE v. to coat metal with oxides to protect from corrosion. |
| PASSIVATION | • passivation n. (Chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to… • passivation n. (Chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride)… • passivation n. (Control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one. |
| PRAVASTATIN | • pravastatin n. (Pharmacology) A statin used to lower blood cholesterol levels, especially after a heart attack. |
| VAPORISABLE | • vaporisable adj. Alternative form of vaporizable. • VAPORISABLE adj. capable of being vaporised. |
| VAPULATIONS | • vapulations n. Plural of vapulation. • VAPULATION n. the act of beating or whipping. |
| VASOSPASTIC | • vasospastic adj. Relating to, or producing vasospasm. • VASOSPASTIC adj. relating to vasospasm, a sharp spasm of a blood vessel. |