| ALLATIVES | • allatives n. Plural of allative. • ALLATIVE n. a grammatical case denoting movement towards. |
| ALLEVIANT | • alleviant n. That which alleviates. • ALLEVIANT n. a medical treatment that relieves pain but does not cure the underlying problem. |
| ALLEVIATE | • alleviate v. (Transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty. • ALLEVIATE v. to lighten, relieve. |
| COLLATIVE | • collative adj. Having the power of conferring. • collative adj. (Ecclesiastical, of a benefice) In which the ordinary (or bishop) is the same person as the patron. • COLLATIVE adj. having the power of conferring; of livings where the bishop and patron are one and the same person. |
| ILLATIVES | • illatives n. Plural of illative. • ILLATIVE n. a grammatical case indicating movement into or toward. |
| ILLUVIATE | • illuviate v. (Geology) To leach from an overlying stratum and accumulate in suspension. • ILLUVIATE v. to deposit illuvium, material removed from soil layer by rainwater and deposited in lower layer. |
| LATICLAVE | • laticlave n. (Historical) A badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people… • LATICLAVE n. (historical) a broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office. |
| LEVITICAL | • levitical adj. Alternative form of Levitic (“of or pertaining to the Levites”). • levitical adj. Priestly. • LEVITICAL adj. of or like a levite or clergyman, also LEVITIC. |
| RELATIVAL | • relatival adj. (Grammar) relative. • RELATIVAL adj. concerning relation, esp. grammatical relation. |
| VACILLATE | • vacillate v. (Intransitive) To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate. • vacillate v. (Intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another. • VACILLATE v. to fluctuate in opinion or resolution. |
| VAULTLIKE | • vaultlike adj. Having characteristics of a vault. • VAULTLIKE adj. like a vault. |
| VELLICATE | • vellicate v. (Transitive) To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness… • vellicate v. (Intransitive) To twitch or move convulsively. • vellicate v. (Transitive, formal) To tickle, provoking twitching and laughter. |
| VEXILLATE | • vexillate adj. (Botany) Having vexilla. • VEXILLATE adj. of or like a vexillum, the vane of a feather, also VEXILLAR. |
| VITELLARY | • vitellary adj. (Biology) vitelline. • VITELLARY n. the location within an egg where the yolk is formed, also VITELLUS. |
| VOLATILES | • volatiles n. Plural of volatile. • volatiles n. The volatile part of a petroleum fraction. • volatiles n. The volatile parts of a planet’s atmosphere or crust. |
| WAVELLITE | • wavellite n. (Mineralogy) A hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus. • WAVELLITE n. hydrated phosphate of aluminium, occurring commonly in flattened globular aggregates. |