| 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… |
| FLUVIOMARINE | • fluviomarine adj. (Geology) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea. • FLUVIOMARINE adj. of deposits, formed by joint action of the sea and a river or stream. |
| 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. |
| GOVERNMENTAL | • governmental adj. Relating to a government. • governmental adj. Relating to governing. • GOVERNMENTAL adj. relating to government. |
| 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. |
| MANOEUVRABLE | • manoeuvrable adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of maneuverable. • manœuvrable adj. Obsolete form of maneuverable. • MANOEUVRABLE adj. able to be manoeuvred. |
| MARVELLOUSLY | • marvellously adv. In a marvellous manner. • marvellously adv. To a great or impressive degree; very. • MARVELLOUS adv. astonishing, very pleasing, also MARVELOUS. |
| MELIORATIVES | • MELIORATIVE n. something tending to effect improvement. |
| MICROWAVABLE | • microwavable adj. Suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers. • MICROWAVABLE adj. capable of being microwaved, also MICROWAVEABLE. |
| MULTIVARIOUS | • multivarious adj. Many and various. • MULTIVARIOUS adj. differing widely. |
| OVERCLAIMING | • overclaiming v. Present participle of overclaim. • OVERCLAIM v. to claim excessively. |
| OVERFAMILIAR | • overfamiliar adj. Common or repeated to the point of being unnoticed or annoying. • overfamiliar adj. (Used with “with”) So acquainted with something, that one doesn’t notice it, or is annoyed by it. • overfamiliar adj. Overly friendly or intimate. |
| POLYOMAVIRUS | • polyomavirus n. Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals. • Polyomavirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Polyomaviridae – now split into genera Alphapolyomavirus… |
| REMOVABILITY | • removability n. The state of being removable. • REMOVABILITY n. the state of being removable. |
| VENTROMEDIAL | • ventromedial adj. (Anatomy) Both ventral and medial. • VENTROMEDIAL adj. ventral and medial. |
| VOLTAMMETERS | • voltammeters n. Plural of voltammeter. • VOLTAMMETER n. a dual-purpose instrument that can measure both potential difference and electric current, usually in volts and amperes respectively. |
| VOLUMETRICAL | • volumetrical adj. Alternative form of volumetric. • VOLUMETRICAL adj. of or pertaining to volumetry, the measurement of volume, also VOLUMETRIC. |
| VOLUNTARISMS | • voluntarisms n. Plural of voluntarism. • VOLUNTARISM n. the philosophical doctrine that the will dominates the intellect. |
| VOLUNTARYISM | • voluntaryism n. Alternative form of voluntarism. • VOLUNTARYISM n. the principle or practice of reliance on voluntary action, not coercion. |