| CHAUVINISMS | • chauvinisms n. Plural of chauvinism. • CHAUVINISM n. excessive or blind patriotism. |
| CHAUVINISTS | • chauvinists n. Plural of chauvinist. • CHAUVINIST n. one who is blindly patriotic. |
| 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. |
| DILUVIALISM | • diluvialism n. The explaining of geological phenomena by the Noachian deluge. • DILUVIALISM n. a belief in Noah's flood. |
| DILUVIALIST | • diluvialist n. (Historical) One who explains geological phenomena by the Noachian deluge. • Diluvialist n. Alternative letter-case form of diluvialist. • DILUVIALIST n. one who believes in Noah's flood. |
| ELUVIATIONS | • eluviations n. Plural of eluviation. • ELUVIATION n. the formation of eluvium, an accumulation of rock debris. |
| EXUVIATIONS | • exuviations n. Plural of exuviation. • EXUVIATION n. the act of exuviating. |
| FLUVIALISTS | • fluvialists n. Plural of fluvialist. • FLUVIALIST n. one stressing the role of rivers in explanation. |
| ILLUVIATING | • illuviating v. Present participle of illuviate. • ILLUVIATE v. to deposit illuvium, material removed from soil layer by rainwater and deposited in lower layer. |
| ILLUVIATION | • illuviation n. (Geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum. • ILLUVIATION n. the accumulation of illuvium. |
| ISOPLUVIALS | • ISOPLUVIAL n. a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount of precipitation or rainfall. |
| OUVIRANDRAS | • OUVIRANDRA n. (Malagasy) a water-plant of Madagascar, aka lattice-leaf. |
| 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. |
| VESUVIANITE | • vesuvianite n. (Mineralogy) A yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes… • VESUVIANITE n. a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and aluminium, aka idocrase, occurring as brown, yellow, or green crystals or masses in metamorphosed limestones. |