| COMPARATIVES | • comparatives n. Plural of comparative. • COMPARATIVE n. one that compares with another esp. on equal footing. |
| COMPENSATIVE | • compensative adj. That compensates for something; compensatory. • compensative n. (Obsolete) compensation. • COMPENSATIVE adj. relating to compensation, also COMPENSATIONAL. |
| COMPULSATIVE | • compulsative adj. (Obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint. • COMPULSATIVE adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATORY. |
| GRAVITROPISM | • gravitropism n. (Biology, botany) a plant’s ability to change its growth in response to gravity. |
| IMPROVISATED | • improvisated v. Simple past tense and past participle of improvisate. • IMPROVISATE v. (obsolete) to improvise. |
| IMPROVISATES | • improvisates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improvisate. • IMPROVISATE v. (obsolete) to improvise. |
| IMPROVISATOR | • improvisator n. One who improvises. • improvisator n. An improvvisatore. • IMPROVISATOR n. an improviser, also IMPROVISER, IMPROVISOR. |
| OVEREMPHASES | • overemphases n. Plural of overemphasis. • OVEREMPHASIS n. excessive emphasis. |
| OVEREMPHASIS | • overemphasis n. Excessive emphasis. • OVEREMPHASIS n. excessive emphasis. |
| OVERPAYMENTS | • overpayments n. Plural of overpayment. • OVERPAYMENT n. an excessive payment. |
| OVERPROGRAMS | • overprograms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overprogram. • OVERPROGRAM v. to program excessively. |
| 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… |
| POSTMEDIEVAL | • postmedieval adj. After the Middle Ages. • post-medieval adj. Alternative form of postmedieval. • POSTMEDIEVAL adj. taking place after the mediaeval period. |
| POSTVAGOTOMY | • postvagotomy adj. (Medicine) After a vagotomy. • POSTVAGOTOMY adj. following a vagotomy. |
| VAPORIMETERS | • vaporimeters n. Plural of vaporimeter. • VAPORIMETER n. instrument for measuring vapour pressure. |