| OVERPROOF | • overproof adj. Possessing a higher proportion of alcohol than proof spirit. • overproof n. A spirit possessing a higher proportion of alcohol than proof spirit. • overproof v. (Transitive, baking) To proof (allow dough containing yeast to rise) excessively. |
| PERFERVOR | • PERFERVOR n. a state of great fervour, also PERFERVOUR. |
| OVERPROOFS | • overproofs n. Plural of overproof. • overproofs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overproof. • OVERPROOF n. a spirit with a higher content of alcohol than standard spirit. |
| PERFERVORS | • PERFERVOR n. a state of great fervour, also PERFERVOUR. |
| PERFERVOUR | • PERFERVOUR n. great fervour, ardour, also PERFERVOR. |
| VAPORIFORM | • vaporiform adj. (Archaic) Existing in a vaporous state. • VAPORIFORM adj. existing in a vaporous form or state. |
| VIPERIFORM | • VIPERIFORM adj. shaped like a snake or viper. |
| PERFERVOURS | • PERFERVOUR n. great fervour, ardour, also PERFERVOR. |
| PERFORATIVE | • perforative adj. Having power to perforate or pierce. • PERFORATIVE adj. causing perforation, also PERFORATORY. |
| PERFORMATIVE | • performative adj. (Philosophy, linguistics) Being enacted as it is said. • performative adj. Being done as a performance in order to create an impression. • performative n. A performative utterance. |
| PREFORMATIVE | • preformative n. Chiefly in Semitic languages: a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word. • preformative adj. Of or pertaining to preformation. • preformative adj. Of a thing: forming or affecting something that comes later. |
| FLAVOPURPURIN | • flavopurpurin n. (Organic chemistry) 1,2,6-trihydroxyanthraquinone. • FLAVOPURPURIN n. a yellow crystalline dye derived from anthraquinone. |
| PERFORMATIVES | • performatives n. Plural of performative. • PERFORMATIVE n. such a statement, as opposed to constative. |
| PREFORMATIVES | • preformatives n. Plural of preformative. • PREFORMATIVE n. a prefixture in Semitic languages. |
| PROLIFERATIVE | • proliferative adj. (Not comparable, cytology) of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells. • proliferative adj. Proliferating; tending to proliferate. • proliferative n. Such a cell. |
| FLAVOPURPURINS | • FLAVOPURPURIN n. a yellow crystalline dye derived from anthraquinone. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOREFRACTIVE | • photorefractive adj. (Physics) of or relating to a change in refractive index in the presence of light. • PHOTOREFRACTIVE adj. designating or relating to surgical procedures in which a laser is used to reshape the cornea and correct refractive errors such as myopia or astigmatism; esp. in photorefractive keratectomy. |