| COMPARATIVES | • comparatives n. Plural of comparative. • COMPARATIVE n. one that compares with another esp. on equal footing. |
| CONFIRMATIVE | • confirmative adj. That serves to confirm. • CONFIRMATIVE adj. tending to confirm. |
| CONSERVATISM | • conservatism n. A political philosophy that advocates traditional values. • conservatism n. A risk-averse attitude or approach. • CONSERVATISM n. the principles and policies of a Conservative party. |
| KURCHATOVIUM | • kurchatovium n. (Physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium. • KURCHATOVIUM n. a former name for rutherfordium, an artificially produced radioactive transuranic element. |
| MICROGRAVITY | • microgravity n. (Physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained… • MICROGRAVITY n. a condition in space in which only minuscule forces are experienced. |
| MICROWAVABLE | • microwavable adj. Suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers. • MICROWAVABLE adj. capable of being microwaved, also MICROWAVEABLE. |
| OVERCLAIMING | • overclaiming v. Present participle of overclaim. • OVERCLAIM v. to claim excessively. |
| OVERCRAMMING | • overcramming v. Present participle of overcram. • OVERCRAMMING n. the act of cramming to excess. |
| OVERDRAMATIC | • overdramatic adj. Dramatic to excess. • OVERDRAMATIC adj. excessively dramatic. |
| OVEREMPHATIC | • overemphatic adj. Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or theatrical interpretation. • OVEREMPHATIC adj. excessively emphatic. |
| OVERMATCHING | • overmatching v. Present participle of overmatch. • OVERMATCH v. to be more than a match for. |
| OVERMEDICATE | • overmedicate v. To medicate excessively. • OVERMEDICATE v. to medicate to excess. |
| SERVICEWOMAN | • servicewoman n. A woman who serves in the armed forces. • SERVICEWOMAN n. a woman who is a member of the armed forces. |
| VARICOTOMIES | • varicotomies n. Plural of varicotomy. • VARICOTOMY n. an incision into a varicose vein. |
| VOLUMETRICAL | • volumetrical adj. Alternative form of volumetric. • VOLUMETRICAL adj. of or pertaining to volumetry, the measurement of volume, also VOLUMETRIC. |