| AUTOCLAVE | • autoclave n. A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing. • autoclave v. (Transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave. • autoclave adj. (Cryptography) autokey. |
| CALMATIVE | • calmative adj. Calming. • calmative n. A drug with calming effects. • CALMATIVE adj. having a calming effect. |
| CAVALETTI | • cavaletti n. Plural of cavaletto. • CAVALETTI n. (Italian) a series of timber jumps, adjustable in height, for schooling horses, also CAVALLETTI. |
| CLAVATELY | • CLAVATE adv. club-shaped; growing gradually thicker toward the top, also CLAVATED. |
| CLAVATION | • clavation n. (Biology) A becoming clavate or club-like. • clavation n. (Anatomy) articulation in a socket. • CLAVATION n. an articulation in a socket. |
| CLAVULATE | • clavulate adj. Alternative form of clavate. • CLAVULATE adj. club-shaped, also CLAVATE, CLAVATED. |
| LATICLAVE | • laticlave n. (Historical) A badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people… • LATICLAVE n. (historical) a broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office. |
| PLACATIVE | • placative adj. (Chiefly US) That placates; pacifying. • PLACATIVE adj. tending to placate, also PLACATORY. |
| POSTCAVAL | • postcaval adj. (Anatomy) Posterior to the vena cava. • postcaval n. (Anatomy) A postcaval vein. • POSTCAVAL adj. relating to the postcava, the inferior vena cava. |
| SLAVOCRAT | • slavocrat n. A ruling member of a slavocracy. • SLAVOCRAT n. a slave-owner. |
| VACATABLE | • vacatable adj. Capable of being vacated. • VACATABLE adj. that can be vacated. |
| VACILLANT | • vacillant adj. Vacillating; wavering; fluctuating; irresolute. • VACILLANT adj. vacillating; wavering. |
| VACILLATE | • vacillate v. (Intransitive) To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate. • vacillate v. (Intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another. • VACILLATE v. to fluctuate in opinion or resolution. |
| VACUOLATE | • vacuolate v. (Cytology) to develop or form vacuoles. • VACUOLATE adj. having vacuoles, also VACUOLATED. |
| VATICINAL | • vaticinal adj. Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic. • VATICINAL adj. of or pertaining to prophecy. |
| VENATICAL | • venatical adj. Alternative form of venatic. • VENATICAL adj. related to hunting, also VENATIC. |
| VIATICALS | • viaticals n. Life insurance policies which are sold at a discount to the face amount, or death benefit, of people… • VIATICALS n. baggage. |