| AVITAMINOSES | • avitaminoses n. Plural of avitaminosis. • AVITAMINOSIS n. a disease (such as pellagra) resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins. |
| COMPENSATIVE | • compensative adj. That compensates for something; compensatory. • compensative n. (Obsolete) compensation. • COMPENSATIVE adj. relating to compensation, also COMPENSATIONAL. |
| CONSERVATISM | • conservatism n. A political philosophy that advocates traditional values. • conservatism n. A risk-averse attitude or approach. • CONSERVATISM n. the principles and policies of a Conservative party. |
| CONSUMMATIVE | • consummative adj. Serving to consummate or complete. • CONSUMMATIVE adj. serving to consummate. |
| CONSUMPTIVES | • consumptives n. Plural of consumptive. • CONSUMPTIVE n. a person affected with consumption. |
| DEVIATIONISM | • deviationism n. Deviation from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of communism. • DEVIATIONISM n. the deviation of a doctrine from the strictly orthodox. |
| DIVORCEMENTS | • divorcements n. Plural of divorcement. • DIVORCEMENT n. the act of divorcing. |
| EARTHMOVINGS | • EARTHMOVING n. the act of moving large quantities of earth, as with a bulldozer. |
| ENVIRONMENTS | • environments n. Plural of environment. • ENVIRONMENT n. the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded. |
| EVOLUTIONISM | • evolutionism n. (Countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms. • evolutionism n. (Uncountable) The belief in the universal presence of evolution. • evolutionism n. (Uncountable) The advocacy of Darwinian evolution by natural selection (Darwinism). |
| IMPROVEMENTS | • improvements n. Plural of improvement. • IMPROVEMENT n. the act of improving. |
| INTROMISSIVE | • intromissive adj. Relating to intromission. • INTROMISSIVE adj. relating to intromission. |
| INVOLVEMENTS | • involvements n. Plural of involvement. • INVOLVEMENT n. the act of involving. |
| MALVERSATION | • malversation n. Corrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority. • MALVERSATION n. dishonest or unethical conduct in office, such as bribery, extortion or embezzlement. |
| MISDEVOTIONS | • misdevotions n. Plural of misdevotion. • MISDEVOTION n. a wrong devotion. |
| MISVENTUROUS | • misventurous adj. (Obsolete) Subject to misventure; unfortunate. • misventurous adj. (Obsolete) Not adventurous; timid. • MISVENTUROUS adj. like a misventure. |
| NEOVITALISMS | • NEOVITALISM n. the theory or belief that complete causal explanation of vital phenomena cannot be reached without invoking some extra-material concept. |
| NORMOTENSIVE | • normotensive adj. Having normal tension. • normotensive adj. (Medicine) Having normal blood pressure. • normotensive n. A person who has normal blood pressure. |
| VERMINATIONS | • verminations n. Plural of vermination. • VERMINATION n. worm infestation; worm breeding. |
| VOLUNTEERISM | • volunteerism n. (US) Reliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function. • volunteerism n. The tendency to volunteer; the activity of volunteering. • VOLUNTEERISM n. the use of volunteers in educational and social work in a community. |