| AUTOCLAVING | • autoclaving v. Present participle of autoclave. • autoclaving n. Sterilization in an autoclave. • AUTOCLAVE v. to heat in an autoclave. |
| CONJUGATIVE | • conjugative adj. Of, relating to, or producing combination or conjunction; combinative or connective. • CONJUGATIVE adj. conjugate. |
| CONVOLUTING | • convoluting v. Present participle of convolute. • CONVOLUTE v. to twist, coil. |
| DIVULGATION | • divulgation n. The act of divulging or publishing; publication. • divulgation n. The disclosure or revelation of a secret. • divulgation n. The communication of technology or science to the general public, public awareness of science. |
| GOUVERNANTE | • gouvernante n. (Archaic) governess. • GOUVERNANTE n. (archaic) a governess, also GOVERNANTE. |
| NOCTIVAGOUS | • noctivagous adj. Wandering at night; nightwandering, noctivagant. • NOCTIVAGOUS adj. wandering in the night, also NOCTIVAGANT. |
| OUTCAVILING | • OUTCAVIL v. to surpass in caviling. |
| OUTRIVALING | • outrivaling v. Present participle of outrival. • OUTRIVAL v. to outdo in rivalry. |
| OUTSAVORING | • OUTSAVOR v. (US) to surpass in savor, also OUTSAVOUR. |
| OUTSTRIVING | • OUTSTRIVE v. to surpass in striving. |
| OUTTHIEVING | • OUTTHIEVE v. to surpass at thieving. |
| OUTVAUNTING | • outvaunting v. Present participle of outvaunt. • OUTVAUNT v. to surpass in vaunting. |
| OUTVENOMING | • outvenoming v. Present participle of outvenom. • OUTVENOM v. (Shakespeare) to exceed in venom. |
| OVERCUTTING | • overcutting v. Present participle of overcut. • overcutting n. (Rare) Excessive cutting. • OVERCUTTING n. excessive pruning. |
| OVERDUSTING | • overdusting v. Present participle of overdust. • OVERDUST v. to dust over. |
| OVERHUNTING | • overhunting n. Hunting at unsustainable levels. • OVERHUNTING n. hunting to excess. |
| OVERTURNING | • overturning v. Present participle of overturn. • overturning n. The act by which something is overturned. • OVERTURN v. to turn over. |
| VERTIGINOUS | • vertiginous adj. Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards. • vertiginous adj. (Pharmacology) Inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, dizziness or of whirling. • vertiginous adj. Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings). |
| VORTIGINOUS | • vortiginous adj. Moving rapidly round a centre; vortical. • VORTIGINOUS adj. like a vortex, whirling, also VORTICAL, VORTICOSE, VORTICULAR. |