| INTERPLUVIAL | • interpluvial n. (Geology) A period of decreased rainfall. • INTERPLUVIAL n. a period between bouts of rain. |
| PERTURBATIVE | • perturbative adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing perturbation. • PERTURBATIVE adj. tending to perturb. |
| PULVERATIONS | • PULVERATION n. pulverization. |
| PURIFICATIVE | • purificative adj. Having power to purify or cleanse. • PURIFICATIVE adj. serving to purify, also PURIFICATORY. |
| PUTREFACTIVE | • putrefactive adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction. • PUTREFACTIVE adj. relating to putrefaction. |
| RECUPERATIVE | • recuperative adj. In the way of recuperation. • recuperative n. Any remedy that aids recuperation. • RECUPERATIVE adj. of or relating to recuperation. |
| REPUTATIVELY | • reputatively adv. (Archaic) reputedly. • REPUTATIVE adv. reputed, putative. |
| 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. |
| SUPERLATIVES | • superlatives n. Plural of superlative. • SUPERLATIVE n. the superlative degree of comparison in a language. |
| 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. |
| VITUPERATING | • vituperating v. Present participle of vituperate. • VITUPERATE v. to abuse or censure severely or abusively. |
| VITUPERATION | • vituperation n. The act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring. • vituperation n. Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure. • VITUPERATION n. abuse, rejection. |
| VITUPERATIVE | • vituperative adj. Marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing. • VITUPERATIVE adj. uttering or given to censure, also VITUPERATORY. |
| VITUPERATORS | • vituperators n. Plural of vituperator. • VITUPERATOR n. one who vituperates. |
| VITUPERATORY | • vituperatory adj. Vituperative. • VITUPERATORY adj. uttering or given to censure, also VITUPERATIVE. |
| VOLUPTUARIES | • voluptuaries n. Plural of voluptuary. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |