| BEHAVIOURISM | • behaviourism n. (British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism. • BEHAVIOURISM n. the psychological theory that behaviour is governed by conditioning rather than internal processes and that by changing behaviour patterns it is possible to treat psychological disorders, also BEHAVIORISM. |
| COMPULSIVITY | • compulsivity n. Compulsion. • COMPULSIVITY n. the quality of being compulsive. |
| 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). |
| FAVOURITISMS | • favouritisms n. Plural of favouritism. • FAVOURITISM n. the state of having favourites. |
| FLUVIOMARINE | • fluviomarine adj. (Geology) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea. • FLUVIOMARINE adj. of deposits, formed by joint action of the sea and a river or stream. |
| IMPERVIOUSLY | • imperviously adv. In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably. • IMPERVIOUS adv. not allowing entrance or passage, also IMPERVIABLE. |
| LIVERMORIUMS | • LIVERMORIUM n. a transuranic element produced by bombarding curium with calcium-20 ions. |
| MICROVILLOUS | • microvillous adj. Relating to microvilli. • MICROVILLOUS adj. of or like a microvillus, a microscopic projection from the surface of a cell wall, also MICROVILLAR. |
| MISBEHAVIOUR | • misbehaviour n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of misbehavior. • MISBEHAVIOUR n. bad behaviour, also MISBEHAVIOR. |
| MULTIVARIOUS | • multivarious adj. Many and various. • MULTIVARIOUS adj. differing widely. |
| MULTIVOLTINE | • multivoltine adj. (Biology) Having several broods or generations in a year. • multivoltine n. (Biology) A multivoltine organism. • MULTIVOLTINE adj. having several broods in one season. |
| PLUVIOMETRIC | • pluviometric adj. Related to pluviometry. • PLUVIOMETRIC adj. relating to pluviometry, the measurement of rainfall, also PLUVIOMETRICAL. |
| PULVILLIFORM | • pulvilliform adj. Resembling a pulvillus. • PULVILLIFORM adj. shaped like a cushion. |
| SEMIVITREOUS | • semivitreous adj. Partially vitreous. • SEMIVITREOUS adj. partially vitreous. |
| VERISIMILOUS | • verisimilous adj. (Obsolete) verisimilar. • VERISIMILOUS adj. having the appearance of truth. |
| VOLUMINOSITY | • voluminosity n. Quality or degree of being voluminous. • VOLUMINOSITY n. the state of being voluminous. |
| VOMITURITION | • vomiturition n. (Medicine) Repeated ineffectual attempts at vomiting; retching. • VOMITURITION n. violent retching. |