| AVIRULENT | • avirulent adj. Not virulent. • AVIRULENT adj. of bacteria, not virulent. |
| BINOVULAR | • binovular adj. Alternative form of biovular. • BINOVULAR adj. relating to or derived from two different ova. |
| CULVERINS | • culverins n. Plural of culverin. • CULVERIN n. a lightweight, portable, long-barrelled cannon. |
| INVOLUCRA | • involucra n. Plural of involucrum. • INVOLUCRUM n. (Latin) a whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head, also INVOLUCRE. |
| INVOLUCRE | • involucre n. (Botany) Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence. • INVOLUCRE n. a whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head, also INVOLUCRUM. |
| MOURNIVAL | • mournival n. (Card games, obsolete) In the game of gleek, four cards of the same face value. • MOURNIVAL n. (French) a set of four, esp. a set of four court cards in one hand. |
| NAVICULAR | • navicular adj. Shaped like a boat. • navicular adj. Relating to boats. • navicular n. (Anatomy) A navicular bone. |
| PULVERINE | • pulverine n. (Dated) ashes of barilla. • PULVERINE n. barilla ash, used in glassmaking, also POLVERINE. |
| PULVERING | • pulvering v. Present participle of pulver. • PULVER v. to reduce to powder. |
| PULVINARS | • pulvinars n. Plural of pulvinar. • PULVINAR n. a knob on the brain by the optic nerve. |
| REVALUING | • revaluing v. Present participle of revalue. • REVALUE v. to value again. |
| REVULSION | • revulsion n. Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror. • revulsion n. A sudden violent feeling of disgust. • revulsion n. (Medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation. |
| UNIVERSAL | • universal adj. Of or pertaining to the universe. • universal adj. Common to all members of a group or class. • universal adj. Common to all society; worldwide. |
| UNRIVALED | • unrivaled adj. (American spelling) beyond compare, far surpassing any other, unparalleled, without rival. • UNRIVALED adj. without a rival, also UNRIVALLED. |
| UNVEILERS | • unveilers n. Plural of unveiler. • UNVEILER n. one who removes a veil. |
| VIRULENCE | • virulence n. The state of being virulent. • virulence n. A measure of how virulent a thing is. • VIRULENCE n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCY. |
| VIRULENCY | • virulency n. Dated form of virulence. • VIRULENCY n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCE. |
| VOLUCRINE | • volucrine adj. (Rare) Of or pertaining to birds. • VOLUCRINE adj. of or pertaining to birds; birdlike. |
| VULGARIAN | • vulgarian n. A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to his or her vulgar qualities. • vulgarian adj. Having the characteristics of a vulgarian, vulgar. • VULGARIAN n. a vulgar person; one who has vulgar ideas. |
| VULTURINE | • vulturine adj. Pertaining to or having characteristics of vultures. • vulturine adj. Predaceous. • VULTURINE adj. like a vulture; rapacious, also VULTURISH, VULTUROUS. |