| AVENTURIN | • aventurin n. Alternative form of aventurine. • AVENTURIN n. a glass containing golden or green flecks; quartz containing mica flakes, also AVANTURINE, AVENTURINE. |
| AVIRULENT | • avirulent adj. Not virulent. • AVIRULENT adj. of bacteria, not virulent. |
| AVOUTRIES | • AVOUTRY n. (obsolete) adultery, also ADVOUTRY. |
| CURATIVES | • curatives n. Plural of curative. • CURATIVE n. something tending to cure. |
| CURVATIVE | • curvative adj. Having slightly curved margins or sides. • curvative adj. Curvative force. • curvative n. (Differential geometry) The first partial derivative of a function that describes a surface. |
| DURATIVES | • duratives n. Plural of durative. • DURATIVE n. a verb denoting continuing action. |
| FAVOURITE | • favourite adj. Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified). • favourite adj. Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers. • favourite n. A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour. |
| INCURVATE | • incurvate adj. Bending inwards. • incurvate adj. Curved; bent; crooked. • incurvate v. (Transitive) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to. |
| LUCRATIVE | • lucrative adj. Producing a surplus; profitable. • lucrative adj. (Military) Of a target: worth attacking; whose destruction is militarily useful. • LUCRATIVE adj. yielding lucre; profitable. |
| PURGATIVE | • purgative adj. (Capable of) purging. • purgative n. Something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative. • PURGATIVE adj. serving to purge. |
| REVICTUAL | • revictual v. (Transitive) To supply with fresh provisions. • REVICTUAL v. to victual again. |
| URINATIVE | • urinative adj. Provoking the flow of urine; diuretic. • URINATIVE adj. provoking the flow of urine. |
| UVAROVITE | • uvarovite n. (Mineralogy) A rare chromium-bearing garnet mineral with a vivid emerald-green colour. • UVAROVITE n. (Russian) a green lime-chrome garnet. |
| VICTUALER | • victualer n. Alternative spelling of victualler. • VICTUALER n. one who furnishes victuals, also VICTUALLER. |
| VIRGULATE | • virgulate adj. Shaped like a little twig or rod. • VIRGULATE adj. shaped like a little twig or rod. |