| AVOIRDUPOIS | • avoirdupois n. (Historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary… • avoirdupois n. (Historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959. • avoirdupois n. (Chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness. |
| BLOVIATIONS | • bloviations n. Plural of bloviation. • BLOVIATION n. long-winded speech. |
| COVARIATION | • covariation n. Covariance. • COVARIATION n. the correlated variation of two or more variables. |
| INNOVATIONS | • innovations n. Plural of innovation. • INNOVATION n. the introduction of something new. |
| INVALIDHOOD | • invalidhood n. The state of being an invalid; invalidism. • INVALIDHOOD n. the state of being an invalid. |
| INVIGORATOR | • invigorator n. One who, or that which, invigorates. • INVIGORATOR n. one who invigorates. |
| INVOCATIONS | • invocations n. Plural of invocation. • INVOCATION n. the act of invoking. |
| MOTIVATIONS | • motivations n. Plural of motivation. • MOTIVATION n. the act of motivating. |
| PROVISIONAL | • provisional adj. Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent. • provisional n. (Philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released. • provisional n. (Dentistry) An interim denture. |
| VARIOLATION | • variolation n. (Historical) The inoculation of a person with smallpox with the intention of inducing a mild form of… • VARIOLATION n. inoculation with smallpox. |
| VIROLOGICAL | • virological adj. Of or pertaining to virology. • VIROLOGICAL adj. relating to virology, the study of viruses, also VIROLOGIC. |
| VOLITATIONS | • volitations n. Plural of volitation. • VOLITATION n. flying, flight. |
| VOLITIONARY | • volitionary adj. Relating to the volition or will; volitional. • VOLITIONARY adj. relating to volition, also VOLITIONAL. |