| AVERRUNCATORS | • averruncators n. Plural of averruncator. • AVERRUNCATOR n. an instrument (on a pole) for pruning trees. | 
| CHELUVIATIONS | • CHELUVIATION n. the leaching of iron and aluminium oxides from soils, esp. those planted with conifers and heaths. | 
| CONTINUATIVES | • continuatives n. Plural of continuative. • CONTINUATIVE n. a continuous word or phrase. | 
| EQUIVOCATIONS | • equivocations n. Plural of equivocation. • EQUIVOCATION n. the use of equivocal or doubtful words. | 
| KURCHATOVIUMS | • KURCHATOVIUM n. a former name for rutherfordium, an artificially produced radioactive transuranic element. | 
| NECTARIVOROUS | • nectarivorous adj. That feeds on nectar. • NECTARIVOROUS adj. eating nectar. | 
| NONCHAUVINIST | • nonchauvinist n. One who is not a chauvinist. • NONCHAUVINIST n. a person who is not a chauvinist. | 
| OVERSPECULATE | • overspeculate v. (Finance) To spend too much money in speculation. • overspeculate v. To speculate excessively. • OVERSPECULATE v. to speculate excessively. | 
| TURACOVERDINS | • TURACOVERDIN n. an iron-based pigment in turaco feathers, the only pure green pigment found in birds. | 
| VACUOLISATION | • vacuolisation n. Alternative form of vacuolization. • VACUOLISATION n. the act of producing vacuoles, also VACUOLIZATION. | 
| VESICULATIONS | • vesiculations n. Plural of vesiculation. • VESICULATION n. the formation of vesicles. | 
| VOLUNTARISTIC | • voluntaristic adj. Pertaining to voluntary activity; supporting or promoting voluntarism. • VOLUNTARISTIC adj. relating to voluntarism, the philosophical doctrine that the will dominates the intellect. | 
| VOUCHSAFEMENT | • vouchsafement n. The act of vouchsafing. • vouchsafement n. That which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in condescension. • VOUCHSAFEMENT n. the act of vouchsafing. | 
| VULCANISATION | • vulcanisation n. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of vulcanization. • VULCANISATION n. the process of treating crude or synthetic rubber or similar plastic material chemically to give it useful properties (as elasticity, strength, and stability), also VULCANIZATION. | 
| VULCANOLOGIST | • vulcanologist n. A person who studies volcanos. • VULCANOLOGIST n. one who studies vulcanology, also VOLCANOLOGIST. |