| AFFIRMATIVES | • affirmatives n. Plural of affirmative. • AFFIRMATIVE n. an expression of affirmation or assent. |
| 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… |
| ANIMADVERTED | • animadverted v. Simple past tense and past participle of animadvert. • ANIMADVERT v. to comment critically on; to censure. |
| ANIMADVERTER | • animadverter n. (Obsolete) One who animadverts; a censurer or chastiser. • ANIMADVERTER n. one who animadverts, comments on critically. |
| CARMINATIVES | • carminatives n. Plural of carminative. • CARMINATIVE n. a drug able to relieve flatulence. |
| 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. |
| MAIDSERVANTS | • maidservants n. Plural of maidservant. • maid-servants n. Plural of maid-servant. • MAIDSERVANT n. a female servant. |
| 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. |
| MARGRAVIATES | • margraviates n. Plural of margraviate. • MARGRAVIATE n. the jurisdiction or position of a margrave, also MARGRAVATE. |
| MULTIGRAVIDA | • multigravida n. A pregnant woman who has had at least two previous pregnancies. • MULTIGRAVIDA n. a woman pregnant for at least the third time. |
| MULTIVARIATE | • multivariate adj. Having or involving multiple variables. • multivariate n. (Mathematics) A vector, each of whose elements is a variate. • MULTIVARIATE adj. having or involving a number of independent mathematical or statistical variables. |
| OVERDRAMATIC | • overdramatic adj. Dramatic to excess. • OVERDRAMATIC adj. excessively dramatic. |
| ULTRAVACUUMS | • ultravacuums n. Plural of ultravacuum. • ULTRAVACUUM n. an extreme vacuum. |