| BACKVELDERS | • backvelders n. Plural of backvelder. • BACKVELDER n. (South African) one who lives in the backveld, country remote from towns. |
| BIVALENCIES | • bivalencies n. Plural of bivalency. • BIVALENCY n. the state of being bivalent, having a valency of two, also BIVALENCE. |
| CABLEVISION | • cablevision n. Cable television. • CABLEVISION n. (tradename) television transmission by cable. |
| CIVILISABLE | • civilisable adj. Alternative form of civilizable. • CIVILISABLE adj. capable of being civilised, also CIVILIZABLE. |
| 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. |
| CONVULSIBLE | • convulsible adj. Subject to convulsions. • CONVULSIBLE adj. subject to convulsion. |
| RECEIVABLES | • receivables n. Plural of receivable. • RECEIVABLE n. something that can be received. |
| 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. |
| SUBVERTICAL | • subvertical adj. Partly or not quite vertical. • SUBVERTICAL adj. below the vertical. |
| SUBVOCALISE | • SUBVOCALISE v. to say below the breath, also SUBVOCALIZE. |
| SUBVOCALIZE | • subvocalize v. (Transitive, intransitive) To form (words or statements) in thought and express them inwardly without… • SUBVOCALIZE v. to say below the breath, also SUBVOCALISE. |
| SWIVELBLOCK | • SWIVELBLOCK n. a block on which a swivel is mounted. |
| 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. |