| COMPULSATIVE | • compulsative adj. (Obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint. • COMPULSATIVE adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATORY. |
| OVERPERSUADE | • overpersuade v. To win someone over through persuasion; to convince (someone) to do something against their own judgement or wishes. • OVERPERSUADE v. to persuade to act contrary to one's conviction or preference. |
| PARVOVIRUSES | • parvoviruses n. Plural of parvovirus. • PARVOVIRUS n. a DNA-containing animal virus. |
| PERVICACIOUS | • pervicacious adj. (Possibly rare) Extremely stubborn or headstrong; wilful, obstinate. • PERVICACIOUS adj. very stubborn. |
| PICORNAVIRUS | • picornavirus n. Any of the family Picornaviridae of RNA viruses, many of which are pathogenic, causing diseases such… • PICORNAVIRUS n. one of a group of very small RNA viruses, including Cocksackle virus. |
| 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… |
| POSTDILUVIAL | • postdiluvial adj. After the Biblical Flood. • POSTDILUVIAL adj. after the Flood. |
| POSTDILUVIAN | • postdiluvian adj. Postdiluvial. • postdiluvian n. One who lived after the Biblical Flood. • POSTDILUVIAN adj. pertaining to the period after the Biblical flood or any great flood. |
| PROVOCATEURS | • provocateurs n. Plural of provocateur. • PROVOCATEUR n. (French) one who provokes others to commit a crime. |
| PULVERATIONS | • PULVERATION n. pulverization. |
| PYROGRAVURES | • pyrogravures n. Plural of pyrogravure. • PYROGRAVURE n. design traced by pyrography. |
| SUPEROCTAVES | • superoctaves n. Plural of superoctave. • SUPEROCTAVE n. an organ coupler giving an octave higher; an organ stop two octaves above the basic pitch. |
| SUPEROVULATE | • superovulate v. (Biology) To produce large quantities of mature ova. • SUPEROVULATE v. to produce a larger number of ova than usual, e.g. under stimulus of injected hormones. |
| UPVALUATIONS | • UPVALUATION n. the act of upvaluing. |
| VAPOROUSNESS | • vaporousness n. The condition of being vaporous. • VAPOROUSNESS n. the state of being vaporous. |
| VISUOSPATIAL | • visuospatial adj. Of or pertaining to the visual perception of spatial relationships. |
| VITUPERATORS | • vituperators n. Plural of vituperator. • VITUPERATOR n. one who vituperates. |
| VIVIPAROUSLY | • viviparously adv. (Biology) In a viviparous manner. • VIVIPAROUS adv. producing live young. |
| VOLUPTUARIES | • voluptuaries n. Plural of voluptuary. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |