| ALLEVIATE | • alleviate v. (Transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty. • ALLEVIATE v. to lighten, relieve. |
| ALVEOLATE | • alveolate adj. Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities. • alveolate n. (Biology) A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates. • ALVEOLATE adj. of or like a honeycomb. |
| COVELLITE | • covellite n. (Mineralogy) A shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper. • COVELLITE n. a native sulphide of copper, occurring in masses of a dark blue color, also COVELLINE. |
| DIVELLENT | • divellent adj. (Obsolete) drawing asunder. • DIVELLENT adj. drawing apart; pulling apart in pieces. |
| LEVELLEST | • levellest adj. Superlative form of level: most level. • LEVEL adj. even. |
| LIVELIEST | • liveliest adj. Superlative form of lively: most lively. • LIVELY adj. full of energy. |
| LOVELIEST | • loveliest adj. Superlative form of lovely: most lovely. • LOVELY adj. extremely beautiful. |
| SLEEVELET | • sleevelet n. A detachable fabric cover to protect the forearm or the lower sleeve of a garment. • SLEEVELET n. a small sleeve. |
| TRAVELLED | • travelled adj. (British spelling) Standard spelling of traveled. • travelled v. (British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of travel. • TRAVEL v. to go from one place to another. |
| TRAVELLER | • traveller n. One who travels, especially to distant lands. • traveller n. (Dated) A salesman who travels from place to place on behalf of a company. • traveller n. (Britain) Someone who lives (particularly in the UK) in a caravan, bus or other vehicle rather than a fixed abode. |
| VALVELETS | • valvelets n. Plural of valvelet. • VALVELET n. a small valve. |
| VEGETALLY | • vegetally adv. In a vegetal manner. • VEGETAL adv. of or pertaining to vegetables, or the vegetable kingdom. |
| VELLICATE | • vellicate v. (Transitive) To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness… • vellicate v. (Intransitive) To twitch or move convulsively. • vellicate v. (Transitive, formal) To tickle, provoking twitching and laughter. |
| VEXILLATE | • vexillate adj. (Botany) Having vexilla. • VEXILLATE adj. of or like a vexillum, the vane of a feather, also VEXILLAR. |
| VITELLINE | • vitelline adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the yolk of an egg. • vitelline n. (Anatomy) A terminal branch of any of the main arteries connecting the aorta to the yolk sac. • VITELLINE n. a vitellus, a membrane surrounding the yolk of an egg. |
| WAVELLITE | • wavellite n. (Mineralogy) A hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus. • WAVELLITE n. hydrated phosphate of aluminium, occurring commonly in flattened globular aggregates. |