| DORSOVENTRAL | • dorsoventral adj. Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and belly of something. • DORSOVENTRAL adj. extending from a dorsal to a ventral surface. |
| EVOLUTIONARY | • evolutionary adj. Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution. • evolutionary adj. Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution. • EVOLUTIONARY adj. relating to evolution. |
| FLAVOPROTEIN | • flavoprotein n. (Biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases. • FLAVOPROTEIN n. a protein which serves as an electron carrier in the electron transfer chain. |
| LEVOROTATORY | • levorotatory adj. (Chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to… • LEVOROTATORY adj. counterclockwise; rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left, also LAEVOROTATORY, LEVOROTARY. |
| NONVOLUNTARY | • nonvoluntary adj. Not voluntary. • NONVOLUNTARY adj. not voluntary. |
| OVERPOPULATE | • overpopulate v. To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
| OVERVOLTAGES | • overvoltages n. Plural of overvoltage. • OVERVOLTAGE n. the excess potential required for the discharge of an ion at an electrode over and above the equilibrium potential of the electrode. |
| PREOVULATORY | • preovulatory adj. Prior to ovulation. • PREOVULATORY adj. occurring or existing in or typical of the period immediately preceding ovulation. |
| REVOLUTIONAL | • revolutional adj. (Rare, nonstandard) revolutionary. • REVOLUTIONAL adj. of or like revolution. |
| VALORISATION | • valorisation n. (Marxism) realisation of capital, creation of surplus value, self-expansion of capital, increase in value. • VALORISATION n. the fixing of prices, esp. by a policy imposed by a government or controlling body, also VALORIZATION. |
| VALORIZATION | • valorization n. Alternative spelling of valorisation. • VALORIZATION n. the fixing of prices, esp. by a policy imposed by a government or controlling body, also VALORISATION. |
| VARIOLATIONS | • variolations n. Plural of variolation. • VARIOLATION n. inoculation with smallpox. |
| VASODILATORS | • vasodilators n. Plural of vasodilator. • VASODILATOR n. a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation. |
| VASODILATORY | • vasodilatory adj. Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a vasodilator. • VASODILATORY adj. relating to a vasodilator, a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation. |
| VELOCIRAPTOR | • velociraptor n. A small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to… • velociraptor n. (Film) Also Deinonychus. • Velociraptor prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Dromaeosauridae – the velociraptor dinosaur. |
| VITRIOLATION | • VITRIOLATION n. conversion into or treatment with vitriol. |