| PURSUIVANT | • pursuivant n. (Archaic) A follower. • pursuivant n. (Heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant… • pursuivant n. (Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge. |
| USURPATIVE | • usurpative adj. That usurps. • USURPATIVE adj. relating to usurpation. |
| PURSUIVANTS | • pursuivants n. Plural of pursuivant. • PURSUIVANT n. an officer ranking below a herald. |
| SUPPURATIVE | • suppurative adj. (Medicine, of a disease or medical condition) causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus. • suppurative n. A medicine that causes suppuration. • SUPPURATIVE adj. causing suppuration. |
| SUPPURATIVES | • suppuratives n. Plural of suppurative. • SUPPURATIVE n. a suppurative agent. |
| UNSUPPORTIVE | • unsupportive adj. Not supportive. |
| VOLUPTUARIES | • voluptuaries n. Plural of voluptuary. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |
| SUPERVIRTUOSI | • supervirtuosi n. Plural of supervirtuoso. • SUPERVIRTUOSO n. an exceptionally talented virtuoso. |
| SUPERVIRTUOSO | • supervirtuoso n. A very talented or successful virtuoso. • SUPERVIRTUOSO n. an exceptionally talented virtuoso. |
| SUPERVIRULENT | • supervirulent adj. Especially virulent. • SUPERVIRULENT adj. virulent to a very high degree. |
| VENIPUNCTURES | • venipunctures n. Plural of venipuncture. • VENIPUNCTURE n. the puncturing of a vein with a hypodermic needle, to draw off a sample of blood, also VENEPUNCTURE. |
| VIVISEPULTURE | • vivisepulture n. The practice of burying someone alive. • VIVISEPULTURE n. the practice of burying people alive. |
| PROVENTRICULUS | • proventriculus n. (Zoology) The part of the avian stomach, between the crop and the gizzard, that secretes digestive enzymes. • proventriculus n. (Zoology) A similar part of the digestive system in insects and myriapods. • PROVENTRICULUS n. the first part of a bird's stomach, aka gizzard. |
| SUPEROVULATING | • superovulating v. Present participle of superovulate. • SUPEROVULATE v. to produce a larger number of ova than usual, e.g. under stimulus of injected hormones. |
| SUPEROVULATION | • superovulation n. The act or process of superovulating. • SUPEROVULATION n. production of exceptional numbers of ova at one time. |
| SUPERSTRUCTIVE | • superstructive adj. Built or erected upon something else. • SUPERSTRUCTIVE adj. relating to a superstructure. |
| SUPERVIRTUOSOS | • supervirtuosos n. Plural of supervirtuoso. • SUPERVIRTUOSO n. an exceptionally talented virtuoso. |
| VIVISEPULTURES | • VIVISEPULTURE n. the practice of burying people alive. |
| SUPERCONDUCTIVE | • superconductive adj. Exhibiting or relating to superconductivity. • SUPERCONDUCTIVE adj. capable of superconduction. |
| SUPEROVULATIONS | • superovulations n. Plural of superovulation. • SUPEROVULATION n. production of exceptional numbers of ova at one time. |