| ANTIRESORPTIVE | • antiresorptive adj. Inhibiting resorption. • antiresorptive n. Any drug that inhibits resorption. |
| CORPORATIVISMS | • corporativisms n. Plural of corporativism. • CORPORATIVISM n. the policy of control of a country's economy through the combined power of the trade unions, large businesses, etc., also CORPORATISM. |
| IMPROVISATORES | • improvisatores n. Plural of improvisatore. • IMPROVISATORE n. (Italian) an improviser in an Italian manner, also IMPROVVISATORE. |
| IMPROVISATRICE | • improvisatrice n. A female improvisatore. • IMPROVISATRICE n. (archaic) a female improvisator, also IMPROVISATRIX. |
| IMPROVVISATORE | • improvvisatore n. Alternative form of improvisatore. • IMPROVVISATORE n. (Italian) an improviser in an Italian manner, also IMPROVISATORE. |
| INTEROPERATIVE | • interoperative adj. During a surgical operation. • INTEROPERATIVE adj. between operatives. |
| OVERPARTICULAR | • overparticular adj. Excessively fastidious. • OVERPARTICULAR adj. excessively particular. |
| PERFORMATIVELY | • performatively adv. In a performative manner. • PERFORMATIVE adv. of a statement or verb that itself constitutes the action described, e.g. I confess my ignorance, also PERFORMATORY. |
| PERSEVERATIONS | • perseverations n. Plural of perseveration. • PERSEVERATION n. continuation of something (as repetition of a word) usually to an exceptional degree or beyond a desired point. |
| PREOPERATIVELY | • preoperatively adv. In a preoperative context; before surgery. • PREOPERATIVE adv. occurring before a surgical operation. |
| PRESERVATORIES | • preservatories n. Plural of preservatory. • PRESERVATORY n. something serving to preserve. |
| PREVARICATIONS | • prevarications n. Plural of prevarication. • PREVARICATION n. the act of prevaricating. |
| 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. |
| PROVERBIALISTS | • proverbialists n. Plural of proverbialist. • PROVERBIALIST n. one who speaks a proverbialism. |
| SUPEREROGATIVE | • supererogative adj. Supererogatory. • SUPEREROGATIVE adj. doing more than is necessary. |