| ALVEOLAR | • alveolar adj. (Anatomy, relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs. • alveolar adj. (Anatomy, relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets. • alveolar adj. (Anatomy, relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space. |
| CARAVELS | • caravels n. Plural of caravel. • CARAVEL n. a small light fast ship, chiefly Spanish or Portuguese, of the 15th to the 17th cents, also CARAVELLE, CARVEL. |
| CAVALERO | • cavalero n. (Obsolete) A cavalier. • CAVALERO n. a horseman, also CABALLERO. |
| CAVALIER | • cavalier adj. Not caring enough about something important. • cavalier adj. High-spirited. • cavalier adj. Supercilious. |
| CAVEOLAR | • caveolar adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the caveolae. • CAVEOLAR adj. relating to a caveola, a tiny pit in a cell membrane. |
| LARVATED | • larvated adj. Masked; clothed as if with a mask. • LARVATED adj. masked, also LARVATE. |
| LAVALIER | • lavalier n. An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace. • lavalier n. A kind of microphone intended to clip onto the lapel at about the level of the pendant on a lavalier. • LAVALIER n. (French) a loosely-tied bow; a jewelled pendant, also LAVALIERE, LAVALLIERE. |
| LAVATERA | • lavatera n. (Botany) Any of the genus Lavatera of malvaceous flowering plants. • Lavatera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – the lavateras. • LAVATERA n. any plant of the lavatera genus. |
| PALAVERS | • palavers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of palaver. • PALAVER v. to talk profusely or idly. |
| PRECAVAL | • precaval adj. (Anatomy) Anterior to the vena cava. • precaval n. (Anatomy) A precaval vein. • PRECAVAL n. the superior vena cava, also PRECAVA. |
| REAVAILS | • reavails v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reavail. • REAVAIL v. to avail again. |
| SALVAGER | • salvager n. A person who engages in salvage work. • SALVAGER n. one who salvages. |
| VALERATE | • valerate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of valeric acid. • VALERATE n. a salt of valeric acid. |
| VALERIAN | • valerian n. A hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers. • valerian n. More generally, any plant of the genus Valeriana. • valerian n. (Uncountable) The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine. |
| VARIABLE | • variable adj. Able to vary or be varied. • variable adj. Likely to vary. • variable adj. Marked by diversity or difference. |
| VARICEAL | • variceal adj. Of or pertaining to a varix (or varices). • VARICEAL adj. of or relating to a varix. |
| VARIETAL | • varietal adj. (Biology) Pertaining to a distinct variety of organism. • varietal adj. Made from a single specific variety (especially of grapes in wine). • varietal adj. (Linguistics) Of or relating to a variety of a language. |
| VELATURA | • velatura n. (Art) A translucent whitish glaze in painting. • VELATURA n. (Italian) a method of glazing a painting by rubbing with the hand. |