| ABSTRACTIVE | • abstractive adj. Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. • abstractive adj. Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction. • ABSTRACTIVE adj. able or tending to abstract. |
| BACCIVOROUS | • baccivorous adj. (Zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries. • BACCIVOROUS adj. eating berries. |
| BACKVELDERS | • backvelders n. Plural of backvelder. • BACKVELDER n. (South African) one who lives in the backveld, country remote from towns. |
| BACULOVIRUS | • baculovirus n. Any large rod-shaped virus of the family Baculoviridae, including the granuloviruses and nucleopolyhedroviruses. • BACULOVIRUS n. a type of virus found only to attack insects. |
| CONSERVABLE | • conservable adj. Capable of being preserved from decay or injury. • CONSERVABLE adj. that can be conserved. |
| CONVERSABLE | • conversable adj. (Of people) Able and inclined to engage in conversation. • conversable adj. (Of people, obsolete) Able to be conversed with. • conversable adj. (Of things, obsolete) Pertaining to, suited for or exhibiting conversation. |
| CONVERSABLY | • conversably adv. In a conversable manner. • CONVERSABLE adv. able to be conversed with. |
| OBSERVANCES | • observances n. Plural of observance. • OBSERVANCE n. the keeping of a customary practice, rite, or ceremony, also OBSERVANCY. |
| OBSTRUCTIVE | • obstructive adj. Causing obstructions. • obstructive n. One who obstructs something. • OBSTRUCTIVE adj. serving to obstruct. |
| RECEIVABLES | • receivables n. Plural of receivable. • RECEIVABLE n. something that can be received. |
| SCRIVEBOARD | • SCRIVEBOARD n. a shipbuilder's drawing board, also SCRIEVEBOARD. |
| SERVICEABLE | • serviceable adj. Easy to service. • serviceable adj. Repairable instead of disposable. • serviceable adj. In condition for use. |
| SERVICEABLY | • serviceably adv. In a serviceable manner. • SERVICEABLE adv. able or willing to serve. |
| SILVERBACKS | • silverbacks n. Plural of silverback. • SILVERBACK n. an older male gorilla with grey hair on its back and flanks. |
| SUBCURATIVE | • subcurative adj. (Medicine) Insufficient to effect a cure. • SUBCURATIVE adj. less than wholly curative. |
| SUBTRACTIVE | • subtractive adj. Of or pertaining to subtraction. • subtractive adj. Of a colour: from which some wavelengths have been removed. • SUBTRACTIVE adj. tending to subtract. |
| SUBVERTICAL | • subvertical adj. Partly or not quite vertical. • SUBVERTICAL adj. below the vertical. |
| VERBALISTIC | • verbalistic adj. Relating to verbalism or form of expression. • VERBALISTIC adj. of or like a verbalist. |
| VITRESCIBLE | • vitrescible adj. That may be vitrified; vitrifiable. • VITRESCIBLE adj. having the quality of forming a viscous, glassy layer when subjected to heat. |