| COMPLUVIA | • compluvia n. Plural of compluvium. • COMPLUVIUM n. (Latin) a space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern. |
| COMPULSATIVE | • compulsative adj. (Obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint. • COMPULSATIVE adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATORY. |
| COMPUTATIVE | • computative adj. Of or relating to computation, computational. • computative adj. Calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning. • COMPUTATIVE adj. of or relating to computation. |
| COPULATIVE | • copulative adj. Of or pertaining to copulation. • copulative adj. (Grammar) That acts as a copula. • copulative adj. (Grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement. |
| COPULATIVELY | • copulatively adv. In a copulative manner. • COPULATIVE adv. uniting. |
| COPULATIVES | • copulatives n. Plural of copulative. • COPULATIVE n. a conjunction that indicates combination e.g. 'and'. |
| COUNTERADAPTIVE | • counteradaptive adj. Relating to counteradaptation. |
| NONSPECULATIVE | • nonspeculative adj. Not speculative. • NONSPECULATIVE adj. not speculative. |
| OCCUPATIVE | • occupative adj. Occupational; relating to one’s occupation or employment. • OCCUPATIVE adj. held by tenure based on occupation. |
| OVERPARTICULAR | • overparticular adj. Excessively fastidious. • OVERPARTICULAR adj. excessively particular. |
| OVERSPECULATING | • overspeculating v. Present participle of overspeculate. • OVERSPECULATE v. to speculate excessively. |
| OVERSPECULATION | • overspeculation n. (Finance) Excessive or very risky speculation. • OVERSPECULATION n. excessive speculation. |
| PERVICACIOUS | • pervicacious adj. (Possibly rare) Extremely stubborn or headstrong; wilful, obstinate. • PERVICACIOUS adj. very stubborn. |
| PICORNAVIRUS | • picornavirus n. Any of the family Picornaviridae of RNA viruses, many of which are pathogenic, causing diseases such… • PICORNAVIRUS n. one of a group of very small RNA viruses, including Cocksackle virus. |
| PICORNAVIRUSES | • picornaviruses n. Plural of picornavirus. • PICORNAVIRUS n. one of a group of very small RNA viruses, including Cocksackle virus. |
| PLUVIOMETRICAL | • pluviometrical adj. Of or pertaining to a pluviometer. • PLUVIOMETRICAL adj. relating to pluviometry, the measurement of rainfall, also PLUVIOMETRIC. |
| PROVENTRICULAR | • proventricular adj. Relating to the proventriculus. • proventricular adj. Relating to the stage in the lifecycle of some parasites when they migrate to the proventriculus or midgut. • PROVENTRICULAR adj. relating to the proventriculus, the first part of a bird's stomach. |
| UNCOOPERATIVE | • uncooperative adj. Not cooperative. • uncoöperative adj. Alternative spelling of uncooperative. • unco-operative adj. Alternative spelling of uncooperative. |
| UNCOOPERATIVELY | • uncooperatively adv. In an uncooperative manner. • UNCOOPERATIVE adv. not cooperative. |
| UNPROVOCATIVE | • unprovocative adj. Not provocative or stimulating. • UNPROVOCATIVE adj. not provocative. |