| CIRCUMVOLVE | • circumvolve v. (Intransitive) To revolve or move around something. • circumvolve v. (Transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion. • CIRCUMVOLVE v. to roll round. |
| FAVOURITISM | • favouritism n. (British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another. • FAVOURITISM n. the state of having favourites. |
| LIVERMORIUM | • livermorium n. The chemical element with atomic number 116 (symbol Lv). • LIVERMORIUM n. a transuranic element produced by bombarding curium with calcium-20 ions. |
| MANOEUVRING | • manoeuvring n. A manoeuvre. • manoeuvring v. Present participle of manoeuvre. • manœuvring v. Present participle of manœuvre. |
| MELLIVOROUS | • mellivorous adj. Honey-eating. • MELLIVOROUS adj. honey-eating. |
| MERDIVOROUS | • merdivorous adj. Dung-eating, coprophagous. • MERDIVOROUS adj. dung-eating. |
| MICROVILLUS | • microvillus n. Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin… • MICROVILLUS n. a microscopic projection from the surface of a cell wall. |
| MYCOVIRUSES | • mycoviruses n. Plural of mycovirus. • MYCOVIRUS n. a virus attacking fungi. |
| MYXOVIRUSES | • myxoviruses n. Plural of myxovirus. • MYXOVIRUS n. any of a group of related viruses causing influenza, mumps etc. |
| OVERJUMPING | • overjumping v. Present participle of overjump. • OVERJUMP v. to jump too far. |
| OVERPUMPING | • overpumping v. Present participle of overpump. • OVERPUMP v. to pump to excess. |
| PLUVIOMETER | • pluviometer n. (Meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall. • PLUVIOMETER n. a device for recording rainfall. |
| PLUVIOMETRY | • pluviometry n. The scientific measurement of rainfall. • PLUVIOMETRY n. the measurement of rain. |
| VASCULIFORM | • vasculiform adj. Vascular in form; shaped like a vessel. • VASCULIFORM adj. shaped like a small vase or flowerpot. |
| VERMICULOUS | • vermiculous adj. Containing, or full of, worms; resembling worms; wormy. • VERMICULOUS adj. wormy. |
| VERMINOUSLY | • verminously adv. In a verminous way. • VERMINOUS adv. full of vermin. |
| VERMIVOROUS | • vermivorous adj. Feeding on worms. • VERMIVOROUS adj. eating worms. |
| VERRUCIFORM | • verruciform adj. Having a shape like a wart or warts. • VERRUCIFORM adj. shaped like a wart; wartlike. |
| VOLUMETRIES | • VOLUMETRY n. the act of measuring by volume. |
| VOLUNTARISM | • voluntarism n. (US) A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism. • voluntarism n. (Philosophy) A doctrine that assigns the most dominant position to the will rather than the intellect. • voluntarism n. (Politics) The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals… |