| AMELIORATIVE | • ameliorative adj. Able to repair or ameliorate. • ameliorative adj. (Linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation. • ameliorative adj. (Philosophy) Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation… |
| AVITAMINOSES | • avitaminoses n. Plural of avitaminosis. • AVITAMINOSIS n. a disease (such as pellagra) resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins. |
| AVITAMINOSIS | • avitaminosis n. Any disease which is caused by vitamin deficiency. • AVITAMINOSIS n. a disease (such as pellagra) resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins. |
| AVITAMINOTIC | • avitaminotic adj. Having or relating to avitaminosis. • AVITAMINOTIC adj. relating to avitaminosis. |
| COMPARATIVES | • comparatives n. Plural of comparative. • COMPARATIVE n. one that compares with another esp. on equal footing. |
| GALVANOMETER | • galvanometer n. (Physics) A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially… • GALVANOMETER n. an instrument for measuring electrical current. |
| GALVANOMETRY | • galvanometry n. The design and use of galvanometers. • GALVANOMETRY n. the measurement of electric currents. |
| MALVERSATION | • malversation n. Corrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority. • MALVERSATION n. dishonest or unethical conduct in office, such as bribery, extortion or embezzlement. |
| MOTIVATIONAL | • motivational adj. Tending or intended to motivate. • MOTIVATIONAL adj. relating to motivation. |
| OVERDRAMATIC | • overdramatic adj. Dramatic to excess. • OVERDRAMATIC adj. excessively dramatic. |
| SALVATIONISM | • salvationism n. A belief system that places the responsibility for the fulfillment of humanity outside itself, usually… • salvationism n. The religious doctrine of the salvation of the soul. • SALVATIONISM n. religious teaching emphasizing the saving of the soul. |
| STAKHANOVISM | • Stakhanovism n. A system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity. • STAKHANOVISM n. the practice of working like a stakhanovite, a worker who received recognition for his or her part in increasing the rate of production. |