| COMPLUVIUMS | • COMPLUVIUM n. (Latin) a space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern. |
| COMPULSIVES | • compulsives n. Plural of compulsive. • COMPULSIVE n. one driven by an ungovernable impulse. |
| COPULATIVES | • copulatives n. Plural of copulative. • COPULATIVE n. a conjunction that indicates combination e.g. 'and'. |
| ISOPLUVIALS | • ISOPLUVIAL n. a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount of precipitation or rainfall. |
| LARVIPAROUS | • larviparous adj. (Zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects. • LARVIPAROUS adj. giving birth to larvae. |
| OVERPLUSSES | • overplusses n. Plural of overplus. • OVERPLUS n. a surplus. |
| OVIPAROUSLY | • oviparously adv. In an oviparous manner. • OVIPAROUS adv. producing offspring through laying eggs which are incubated outside the body. |
| PLUVIOMETER | • pluviometer n. (Meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall. • PLUVIOMETER n. a device for recording rainfall. |
| PLUVIOMETRY | • pluviometry n. The scientific measurement of rainfall. • PLUVIOMETRY n. the measurement of rain. |
| PROVASCULAR | • provascular adj. (Biology) Relating to the procambium. • PROVASCULAR adj. of, relating to, or being procambium. |
| PULVERATION | • PULVERATION n. pulverization. |
| PURPOSIVELY | • purposively adv. In a purposive manner. • PURPOSIVE adv. directed towards an end. |
| SPORULATIVE | • sporulative adj. Relating to sporulation. • SPORULATIVE adj. relating to sporulation. |
| SUPERVOLUTE | • supervolute adj. (Botany) Having a plaited and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in the morning glory. • SUPERVOLUTE adj. convolute. |
| UNDEVELOPED | • undeveloped adj. Not developed or used. • undeveloped adj. Not built on, unbuilt; not ready for building on. • undeveloped adj. Lagging behind others, especially in economic or social matters. |
| UPVALUATION | • UPVALUATION n. the act of upvaluing. |
| VAPOURINGLY | • vapouringly adv. With bragging or bluster. • VAPOURING adv. vaporous. |
| VAPULATIONS | • vapulations n. Plural of vapulation. • VAPULATION n. the act of beating or whipping. |