| APPOSITIVES | • appositives n. Plural of appositive. • APPOSITIVE n. a clause in apposition. |
| DISPOSITIVE | • dispositive adj. Intending to or resulting in or capable of disposition (disposing of or settling a matter). • dispositive adj. (Obsolete) By natural disposition, having such an inclination. • dispositive adj. (Euro-English or non-native speakers’ English) Being a statutory provision not mandatory to the parties… |
| OVIPOSITORS | • ovipositors n. Plural of ovipositor - a tubular egg-laying organ. • OVIPOSITOR n. the organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. |
| PASSIVATION | • passivation n. (Chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to… • passivation n. (Chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride)… • passivation n. (Control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one. |
| PEROVSKITES | • perovskites n. Plural of perovskite. • PEROVSKITE n. a mineral form of calcium titanate. |
| PONTLEVISES | • PONTLEVIS n. (French) a drawbridge. |
| POSITIVISMS | • positivisms n. Plural of positivism. • POSITIVISM n. the doctrine that that which is not observable is not knowable. |
| POSITIVISTS | • positivists n. Plural of positivist. • POSITIVIST n. a believer in positivism. |
| POSTHARVEST | • postharvest adj. After a harvest (especially with regard to food preservation). • POSTHARVEST adj. following a harvest. |
| PROTOAVISES | • PROTOAVIS n. a member of the genus Protoavis of the Triassic periods, with dinosaur-like tail and hind legs, but some anatomical features characteristic of modern birds. |
| PROVOSTRIES | • provostries n. Plural of provostry. • PROVOSTRY n. the office of provost, the head of certain universities and colleges. |
| PROVOSTSHIP | • provostship n. The state, property, or office of being a provost. • PROVOSTSHIP n. the office of provost. |
| SUPPOSITIVE | • suppositive adj. Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed. • suppositive n. A word denoting or implying supposition. • SUPPOSITIVE adj. suppositional. |
| VASOSPASTIC | • vasospastic adj. Relating to, or producing vasospasm. • VASOSPASTIC adj. relating to vasospasm, a sharp spasm of a blood vessel. |