| ACTIVATOR | • activator n. One who, or that which, activates. • activator n. (Chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst. • activator n. (Biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription. |
| ARBOVIRAL | • arboviral adj. (Pathology, virology) Of, pertaining to, or caused by an arbovirus. • ARBOVIRAL adj. relating to arbovirus, a group of viruses spread by mosquitoes. |
| AVIGATORS | • avigators n. Plural of avigator. • AVIGATOR n. one who navigates aircraft. |
| AVOPARCIN | • avoparcin n. A glycopeptide antibiotic, produced by Streptomyces candidus, that is used to treat farm animals. • AVOPARCIN n. an antibiotic, formerly used to promote growth in farm animals. |
| BOUVARDIA | • Bouvardia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – hummingbird flower, evergreen herbs and shrubs mostly… • BOUVARDIA n. a genus of flowering herbs and shrubs native to tropical parts of Central America. |
| CARNIVORA | • Carnivora prop.n. A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – all carnivores. • CARNIVORA n. an order of flesh-eating mammals, including dogs, cats, bears, weasels, etc. |
| COVARIANT | • covariant adj. (Category theory) (Of a functor) which preserves composition. • covariant adj. (Object-oriented programming) Using or relating to covariance. • covariant n. (Algebra) A bihomogeneous polynomial in x, y, ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in x… |
| COVARIATE | • covariate n. (Statistics) A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study. • COVARIATE n. a statistical variable. |
| NAVIGATOR | • navigator n. A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member… • navigator n. A sea explorer. • navigator n. A device that navigates an aircraft, automobile or missile. |
| ROTAVIRAL | • rotaviral adj. Of or pertaining to rotaviruses. • ROTAVIRAL adj. of or like a rotavirus. |
| SALIVATOR | • salivator n. (Medicine) An agent which causes salivation. • salivator n. One who salivates. • SALIVATOR n. one who salivates. |
| VAGARIOUS | • vagarious adj. Subject to vagaries; erratic. • vagarious adj. Tending to wander or roam. • vagarious adj. Capricious. |
| VALIDATOR | • validator n. One who validates. • validator n. Something that validates. • VALIDATOR n. one who validates. |
| VARIATION | • variation n. The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing. • variation n. A related but distinct thing. • variation n. (Nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north. |
| VARIFOCAL | • varifocal adj. Having a variable focal length, with focus that changes in synchronization. • VARIFOCAL n. of spectacles, having differing focal lengths. |
| VARIOLATE | • variolate adj. Having the appearance of smallpox. • variolate v. To infect with smallpox. • VARIOLATE v. to inoculate with smallpox. |
| VIATORIAL | • viatorial adj. Of or pertaining to travel or journeys. • VIATORIAL adj. travelling. |