| PARVOVIRUSES | • parvoviruses n. Plural of parvovirus. • PARVOVIRUS n. a DNA-containing animal virus. |
| PERSUASIVELY | • persuasively adv. In a manner intended to convince or persuade. • PERSUASIVE adv. tending to persuade. |
| PERVICACIOUS | • pervicacious adj. (Possibly rare) Extremely stubborn or headstrong; wilful, obstinate. • PERVICACIOUS adj. very stubborn. |
| PICORNAVIRUS | • picornavirus n. Any of the family Picornaviridae of RNA viruses, many of which are pathogenic, causing diseases such… • PICORNAVIRUS n. one of a group of very small RNA viruses, including Cocksackle virus. |
| POLYOMAVIRUS | • polyomavirus n. Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals. • Polyomavirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Polyomaviridae – now split into genera Alphapolyomavirus… |
| PULVERATIONS | • PULVERATION n. pulverization. |
| PULVERISABLE | • pulverisable adj. Alternative form of pulverizable. • PULVERISABLE adj. that can be pulverised, also PULVERIZABLE. |
| SUPERGRAVITY | • supergravity n. (Physics) A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity. • SUPERGRAVITY n. any of various theories in physics that are based on supersymmetry and attempt to unify general relativity and quantum theory and that state that the principal transmitter of gravity is the graviton. |
| SUPERHEAVIES | • superheavies n. Plural of superheavy. • SUPERHEAVY n. a superheavy element. |
| SUPERLATIVES | • superlatives n. Plural of superlative. • SUPERLATIVE n. the superlative degree of comparison in a language. |
| SUPERMASSIVE | • supermassive adj. Extremely massive; of extraordinary mass. • SUPERMASSIVE adj. extremely massive. |
| SUPPURATIVES | • suppuratives n. Plural of suppurative. • SUPPURATIVE n. a suppurative agent. |
| SUPRAVITALLY | • supravitally adv. In a supravital manner. • SUPRAVITAL adv. relating to the staining of living tissues. |
| TRANSUMPTIVE | • transumptive adj. Metaphorical. • transumptive adj. Transferred from one to another. • TRANSUMPTIVE adj. transferred; metaphorical. |
| UNPERSUASIVE | • unpersuasive adj. Not persuasive. • UNPERSUASIVE adj. not persuasive. |
| VITUPERATORS | • vituperators n. Plural of vituperator. • VITUPERATOR n. one who vituperates. |
| VIVIPAROUSLY | • viviparously adv. (Biology) In a viviparous manner. • VIVIPAROUS adv. producing live young. |
| VOLUPTUARIES | • voluptuaries n. Plural of voluptuary. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |