| DUUMVIRS | • duumvirs n. Plural of duumvir. • DUUMVIR n. (Latin) a magistrate of ancient Rome. |
| ELUVIUMS | • eluviums n. Plural of eluvium. • ELUVIUM n. (Latin) an accumulation of rock debris. |
| PLUVIOUS | • pluvious adj. Involving or relating to rain; rainy. • PLUVIOUS adj. rainy, also PLUVIAL, PLUVIAN, PLUVIOSE. |
| PULVINUS | • pulvinus n. (Botany) A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet. • PULVINUS n. (Latin) a swelling at the base of a stalk or leaf. |
| SUBVIRUS | • subvirus n. (Virology) An organism or substance, such as a viral protein, that is smaller than a virus and has some… • SUBVIRUS n. a viral protein smaller than a virus. |
| UPCURVES | • upcurves n. Plural of upcurve. • upcurves v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upcurve. • UPCURVE v. to curve upward. |
| UPVALUES | • upvalues n. Plural of upvalue. • upvalues v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upvalue. • UPVALUE v. to increase the value of. |
| UVULITIS | • uvulitis n. Inflammation of the uvula. • UVULITIS n. inflammation of the uvula. |
| VASCULUM | • vasculum n. A container used by botanists to store newly-collected samples. • VASCULUM n. (Latin) a box used to hold plant specimens. |
| VENULOUS | • venulous adj. Of or relating to venules. • VENULOUS adj. full of venules, or small veins, also VENULOSE. |
| VERTUOUS | • vertuous adj. Obsolete spelling of virtuous. • VERTUOUS adj. (Spenser) possessing virtue or power, also VIRTUOUS. |
| VIRTUOUS | • virtuous adj. Full of virtue, having excellent moral character. • virtùous adj. Involving the cleverness and understanding to accomplish one’s goals. • VIRTUOUS adj. characterized by virtue, also VERTUOUS. |
| VOLVULUS | • volvulus n. (Medicine) Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself. • VOLVULUS n. (Latin) a twisting of the intestine that causes obstruction. |
| VOUDOUNS | • VOUDOUN n. West Indian black magic, also VAUDOO, VAUDOUX, VODOU, VODOUN, VODUN, VOODOO, VOUDON, VOUDOU. |
| VULGUSES | • vulguses n. Plural of vulgus. • VULGUS n. (Latin) the common people; a schoolboy Latin composition. |
| VULTURES | • vultures n. Plural of vulture. • vultures v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vulture. • VULTURE n. a bird of prey. |
| VULTURNS | • VULTURN n. (obsolete) the Australian brush turkey. |