| GALVANOSCOPY | • galvanoscopy n. The use of galvanism in physiological experiments. • GALVANOSCOPY n. the use of a galvanoscope, an instrument for detecting the presence and direction of an electric current. |
| OVEREMPLOYMENTS | • OVEREMPLOYMENT n. the situation where workers cannot reduce the time or the number of hours they spend earning an income. |
| OVIPAROUSLY | • oviparously adv. In an oviparous manner. • OVIPAROUS adv. producing offspring through laying eggs which are incubated outside the body. |
| OVOVIVIPAROUSLY | • ovoviviparously adv. In an ovoviviparous manner. • OVOVIVIPAROUS adv. producing eggs which are hatched in the parent's body. |
| PARLEYVOOS | • parleyvoos v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parleyvoo. • PARLEYVOO v. (slang) to speak French. |
| PHOSPHORYLATIVE | • phosphorylative adj. Relating to phosphorylation. • PHOSPHORYLATIVE adj. of or like phosphorylate. |
| PLUMBOSOLVENCY | • plumbosolvency n. The ability of a solvent, notably water, to dissolve lead. • PLUMBOSOLVENCY n. the ability to dissolve lead, also PLUMBISOLVENCY. |
| 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… |
| POLYOMAVIRUSES | • polyomaviruses n. Plural of polyomavirus. |
| POSTOPERATIVELY | • postoperatively adv. In a postoperative context; after surgery. • POSTOPERATIVE adv. following a surgical operation. |
| POSTPOSITIVELY | • postpositively adv. (Grammar) In postpositive fashion. • POSTPOSITIVE adv. of an adjective, placed after the word it modifies e.g. attorney general, Scrabble player manque. |
| PROVISIONALLY | • provisionally adv. In a provisional way; temporarily. • PROVISIONAL adv. temporary. |
| PROVISORILY | • provisorily adv. In a provisory manner; conditionally; subject to a proviso. • PROVISORY adv. of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or condition. |
| VAPOROUSLY | • vaporously adv. In a vaporous manner. • VAPOROUS adv. like vapour, also VAPOUROUS. |
| VOLUPTUOSITY | • voluptuosity n. Voluptuousness. • VOLUPTUOSITY n. (obsolete) voluptuousness. |
| VOLUPTUOUSLY | • voluptuously adv. In a voluptuous manner. • VOLUPTUOUS adv. given up to luxury; sensuous. |