| ALVEATED | • alveated adj. Formed or vaulted like a beehive. • ALVEATED adj. vaulted like a beehive. |
| ALVEOLAR | • alveolar adj. (Anatomy, relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs. • alveolar adj. (Anatomy, relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets. • alveolar adj. (Anatomy, relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space. |
| ALVEOLES | • alveoles n. Plural of alveole. • ALVEOLE n. a small body cavity, also ALVEOLUS. |
| ALVEOLUS | • alveolus n. A small cavity or pit. • ALVEOLUS n. (Latin) a small body cavity, also ALVEOLE. |
| BEHALVES | • behalves n. Plural of behalf. • BEHALF n. interest or benefit. |
| BIVALVED | • bivalved adj. Having two valves. • BIVALVED adj. having a two-valved shell. |
| BIVALVES | • bivalves n. Plural of bivalve. • BIVALVE n. a mollusc having a shell in two valves or parts. |
| CALVERED | • calvered v. Simple past tense and past participle of calver. • CALVER v. to prepare fish while alive or freshly caught. |
| LIPSALVE | • lipsalve n. Alternative form of lip salve. • lip␣salve n. Lip balm. • LIPSALVE n. ointment for the lips, esp. to prevent chapping; blandishment. |
| MALVESIE | • malvesie n. Alternative form of malvoisie. • MALVESIE n. a strong sweet wine, also MALMSEY, MALVOISIE. |
| SALVETES | • SALVETE n. (Latin) a greeting, used to more than one person. |
| TRIVALVE | • trivalve n. Anything having three valves, especially a shell. • TRIVALVE n. a type of shell with three valves. |
| UNHALVED | • unhalved adj. Not halved. • UNHALVED adj. not halved. |
| UNIVALVE | • univalve adj. Having one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails. • univalve adj. Consisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell. • univalve n. A univalve mollusk or its shell. |
| VALVELET | • valvelet n. A small valve. • VALVELET n. a small valve. |