| COGNITIVISM | • cognitivism n. (Philosophy) The view that ethical sentences express propositions and are therefore capable of being true or false. • cognitivism n. (Art) The view that a work of art is valuable if it contributes to knowledge. • cognitivism n. (Psychology) The view that mental function can be understood as the internal manipulation of symbols… |
| GERMINATIVE | • germinative adj. Of or pertaining to germination. • germinative adj. Having the ability to germinate. • GERMINATIVE adj. serving to germinate. |
| GRAVIMETRIC | • gravimetric adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to measurement by weight. • gravimetric adj. (Geology) Of or pertaining to measurement of the local gravitational field. • GRAVIMETRIC adj. of or relating to measurement by weight, also GRAVIMETRICAL. |
| IMAGINATIVE | • imaginative adj. Having a lively or creative imagination. • imaginative adj. Tending to be fanciful or inventive. • imaginative adj. False or imagined. |
| MEGAVITAMIN | • megavitamin adj. Involving megadoses of vitamins. • MEGAVITAMIN n. relating to or consisting of very large doses of vitamins. |
| MITIGATIVES | • MITIGATIVE n. a mitigative drug. |
| NEGATIVISMS | • negativisms n. Plural of negativism. • NEGATIVISM n. a tendency to deny and criticise, without offering positive suggestions. |
| TIMESERVING | • timeserving n. Alternative form of time-serving. • timeserving adj. Alternative form of time-serving. • time-serving n. Opportunism. |
| VERMINATING | • verminating v. Present participle of verminate. • VERMINATE v. to breed vermin. |
| VICTIMISING | • victimising v. Present participle of victimise. • VICTIMISE v. to make a victim of, also VICTIMIZE. |
| VICTIMIZING | • victimizing v. Present participle of victimize. • VICTIMIZE v. to make a victim of, also VICTIMISE. |
| VICTIMOLOGY | • victimology n. The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims. • VICTIMOLOGY n. the study of victims. |
| VIGILANTISM | • vigilantism n. The activities of a vigilante; acting outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge… • VIGILANTISM n. acting as a vigilante. |