| DEVILISMS | • devilisms n. Plural of devilism. • DEVILISM n. the cult of a devil. |
| DILUVIUMS | • diluviums n. Plural of diluvium. • DILUVIUM n. (Latin) a deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc. caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice, also DILUVION. |
| ILLUVIUMS | • illuviums n. Plural of illuvium. • ILLUVIUM n. material removed from the soil layer by rainwater and deposited in a lower layer. |
| IMPLOSIVE | • implosive adj. Formed by implosion. • implosive n. (Phonetics) An implosive sound; an implodent. • IMPLOSIVE adj. of or relating to implosion. |
| IMPULSIVE | • impulsive adj. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. • impulsive adj. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration. • impulsive adj. (Mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces. |
| LACTIVISM | • lactivism n. The advocacy of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public. • LACTIVISM n. strong advocacy of breastfeeding as opposed to bottle-feeding. |
| LIXIVIUMS | • lixiviums n. Plural of lixivium. • LIXIVIUM n. (Latin) a solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; hence, any solution obtained by lixiviation. |
| MALVOISIE | • malvoisie n. Synonym of malmsey (“wine”). • MALVOISIE n. (French) a strong sweet wine, also MALMSEY, MALVESIE. |
| MISLIVING | • misliving v. Present participle of mislive. • misliving n. (Archaic) Sinful living. • MISLIVE v. to live a bad life. |
| SERVILISM | • servilism n. Servile behaviour. • SERVILISM n. system of slavery or serfdom. |
| VERMILIES | • VERMILY n. (Spenser) vermilion, also VERMEIL, VERMEILLE, VERMELL, VERMIL, VERMILION, VERMILLION. |
| VICESIMAL | • vicesimal adj. Synonym of vigesimal. • VICESIMAL adj. based on the number twenty, also VICENARY, VIGESIMAL. |
| VIGESIMAL | • vigesimal adj. Occurring in intervals of twenty. • vigesimal adj. (Arithmetic) To the base twenty. • vigesimal n. A twentieth part. |
| VIRILISMS | • virilisms n. Plural of virilism. • VIRILISM n. the development of male sex characteristics in a female. |
| VITALISMS | • vitalisms n. Plural of vitalism. • VITALISM n. the philosophical doctrine that life processes are not entirely explicable, or bound, by scientific laws. |
| VOLTINISM | • voltinism n. (Biology) The number of broods or generations of an organism in one year. • VOLTINISM n. the number of broods typically produced per year by a population of a particular insect species. |
| VULPINISM | • vulpinism n. The quality of being cunning like the fox; artfulness. • VULPINISM n. foxlike cunning. |