| 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). |
| EVOLUTIONIST | • evolutionist n. A proponent or supporter of evolutionism. • EVOLUTIONIST n. one who believes in evolution. |
| INVALIDHOODS | • INVALIDHOOD n. the state of being an invalid. |
| 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. |
| NOVELISATION | • novelisation n. Alternative spelling of novelization. • NOVELISATION n. the act of making into a novel, also NOVELIZATION. |
| POLIOVIRUSES | • polioviruses n. Plural of poliovirus. • POLIOVIRUS n. a virus causing polio. |
| PROVISIONALS | • provisionals n. Plural of provisional. • Provisionals n. Plural of Provisional. • Provisionals prop.n. (Informal) The Irish Republican Army. |
| VAGINICOLOUS | • VAGINICOLOUS adj. living in a sheath, also VAGINICOLINE. |
| VAINGLORIOUS | • vainglorious adj. With excessive vanity or unwarranted pride. • VAINGLORIOUS adj. marked by vainglory, excessive pride, esp. in one's achievements or abilities. |
| VALORISATION | • valorisation n. (Marxism) realisation of capital, creation of surplus value, self-expansion of capital, increase in value. • VALORISATION n. the fixing of prices, esp. by a policy imposed by a government or controlling body, also VALORIZATION. |
| VARIOLATIONS | • variolations n. Plural of variolation. • VARIOLATION n. inoculation with smallpox. |
| VASODILATION | • vasodilation n. Dilation or widening of the blood vessels. • VASODILATION n. the dilatation of blood vessels, also VASODILATATION. |
| VICTORIOUSLY | • victoriously adv. In a victorious manner; as part of a victory. • VICTORIOUS adv. having won a victory. |
| VOCALISATION | • vocalisation n. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of vocalization. • VOCALISATION n. the act of making vocal, also VOCALIZATION. |
| VOLITIONLESS | • volitionless adj. Lacking volition. • VOLITIONLESS adj. without volition. |
| VOLUMINOSITY | • voluminosity n. Quality or degree of being voluminous. • VOLUMINOSITY n. the state of being voluminous. |
| VOWELISATION | • vowelisation n. Alternative spelling of vowelization. • VOWELISATION n. the process of vowelising, also VOWELIZATION. |