| 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. |
| CIRCUMVOLVES | • circumvolves v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvolve. • CIRCUMVOLVE v. to roll round. |
| FAVOURITISMS | • favouritisms n. Plural of favouritism. • FAVOURITISM n. the state of having favourites. |
| 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. |
| MANOEUVRINGS | • manoeuvrings n. Plural of manoeuvring. • MANOEUVRING n. the act of making a manoeuvre. |
| 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. |
| MISVENTUROUS | • misventurous adj. (Obsolete) Subject to misventure; unfortunate. • misventurous adj. (Obsolete) Not adventurous; timid. • MISVENTUROUS adj. like a misventure. |
| MULTIVARIOUS | • multivarious adj. Many and various. • MULTIVARIOUS adj. differing widely. |
| OMNIVOROUSLY | • omnivorously adv. In the manner of an omnivore. • OMNIVOROUS adv. feeding on all kinds of food. |
| PLUVIOMETERS | • pluviometers n. Plural of pluviometer. • PLUVIOMETER n. a device for recording rainfall. |
| POLYOMAVIRUS | • polyomavirus n. Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals. • Polyomavirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Polyomaviridae – now split into genera Alphapolyomavirus… |
| SEMIVITREOUS | • semivitreous adj. Partially vitreous. • SEMIVITREOUS adj. partially vitreous. |
| VERISIMILOUS | • verisimilous adj. (Obsolete) verisimilar. • VERISIMILOUS adj. having the appearance of truth. |
| VOLUNTARISMS | • voluntarisms n. Plural of voluntarism. • VOLUNTARISM n. the philosophical doctrine that the will dominates the intellect. |
| VOLUNTARYISM | • voluntaryism n. Alternative form of voluntarism. • VOLUNTARYISM n. the principle or practice of reliance on voluntary action, not coercion. |
| VOLUNTEERISM | • volunteerism n. (US) Reliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function. • volunteerism n. The tendency to volunteer; the activity of volunteering. • VOLUNTEERISM n. the use of volunteers in educational and social work in a community. |
| VOLUNTOURISM | • voluntourism n. A type of tourism which combines traditional travel and tourism with volunteer work. Travelers are given… • VOLUNTOURISM n. tourism in which travellers do voluntary work to help communities or the environment in the places they are visiting. |