| ACERVULUS | • acervulus n. Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland). • ACERVULUS n. (Latin) the spore-producing organ of certain fungi. |
| ADVICEFUL | • adviceful adj. (Obsolete) Attentive; watchful. • adviceful adj. Providing advice; informative, insightful. • ADVICEFUL adj. full of advice. |
| 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. |
| CLAVULATE | • clavulate adj. Alternative form of clavate. • CLAVULATE adj. club-shaped, also CLAVATE, CLAVATED. |
| CULTIVATE | • cultivate v. To grow plants, notably crops. • cultivate v. (Figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend. • cultivate v. To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting. |
| CURVEBALL | • curveball n. (Baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve". • curveball n. (By extension, chiefly US) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance; an exception or outlier. • curveball v. (Baseball) To throw a curveball. |
| EQUIVOCAL | • equivocal adj. Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation. • equivocal adj. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters;… • equivocal adj. Uncertain, as an indication or sign. |
| LUCRATIVE | • lucrative adj. Producing a surplus; profitable. • lucrative adj. (Military) Of a target: worth attacking; whose destruction is militarily useful. • LUCRATIVE adj. yielding lucre; profitable. |
| REVICTUAL | • revictual v. (Transitive) To supply with fresh provisions. • REVICTUAL v. to victual again. |
| ROUNCEVAL | • rounceval n. (Obsolete) A giant; anything large. • rounceval n. (Obsolete) A large pea, the marrowfat. • rounceval adj. Gigantic. |
| VACUOLATE | • vacuolate v. (Cytology) to develop or form vacuoles. • VACUOLATE adj. having vacuoles, also VACUOLATED. |
| VALLECULA | • vallecula n. (Anatomy, botany) A depression, channel or groove. • VALLECULA n. (Latin) a groove or furrow. |
| VEHICULAR | • vehicular adj. Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks. • vehicular adj. Of or pertaining to a language that is used as a contact language between two groups who do not share… • VEHICULAR adj. of or pertaining to a vehicle. |
| VESICULAE | • vesiculae n. Plural of vesicula. • VESICULA n. (Latin) a small blister or bladder, also VESICLE. |
| VESICULAR | • vesicular adj. Of or pertaining to vesicles (vesiculae). • vesicular adj. Having vesicles. • VESICULAR adj. having vesicles e.g. of a rock. |
| VICTUALED | • victualed v. Simple past tense and past participle of victual. • VICTUAL v. to provide with food, also VITTLE. |
| VICTUALER | • victualer n. Alternative spelling of victualler. • VICTUALER n. one who furnishes victuals, also VICTUALLER. |
| VULCANISE | • vulcanise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of vulcanize. • VULCANISE v. to change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization, also VULCANIZE. |
| VULCANITE | • vulcanite n. A hard rubber made by vulcanization with sulfur; ebonite. • vulcanite n. (Mineralogy) A rare mineral, copper telluride. • VULCANITE n. hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large proportion of sulphur. |
| VULCANIZE | • vulcanize v. (Transitive) To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable. • vulcanize v. (Intransitive) To undergo such treatment. • VULCANIZE v. to change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization, also VULCANISE. |