| ANTEDILUVIAL | • antediluvial adj. (Biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah’s flood. • antediluvial adj. (Rare) Antiquated. • ANTEDILUVIAL adj. pertaining to the period before the Biblical flood or any great flood, also ANTEDILUVIAN. |
| ANTEDILUVIAN | • antediluvian adj. Ancient or antiquated. • antediluvian adj. Extremely dated. • antediluvian adj. Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge. |
| CHAUVINISTIC | • chauvinistic adj. (Derogatory) Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists. • CHAUVINISTIC adj. relating to chauvinism. |
| CHELUVIATION | • cheluviation n. Eluviation caused by the chelating action of acids in the environment. • CHELUVIATION n. the leaching of iron and aluminium oxides from soils, esp. those planted with conifers and heaths. |
| DILUVIALISMS | • DILUVIALISM n. a belief in Noah's flood. |
| DILUVIALISTS | • diluvialists n. Plural of diluvialist. • Diluvialists n. Plural of Diluvialist. • DILUVIALIST n. one who believes in Noah's flood. |
| FLUVIOMARINE | • fluviomarine adj. (Geology) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea. • FLUVIOMARINE adj. of deposits, formed by joint action of the sea and a river or stream. |
| ILLUVIATIONS | • illuviations n. Plural of illuviation. • ILLUVIATION n. the accumulation of illuvium. |
| INTERFLUVIAL | • interfluvial adj. Between rivers or streams. • INTERFLUVIAL adj. between two rivers flowing in same direction. |
| INTERPLUVIAL | • interpluvial n. (Geology) A period of decreased rainfall. • INTERPLUVIAL n. a period between bouts of rain. |
| PLUVIOMETERS | • pluviometers n. Plural of pluviometer. • PLUVIOMETER n. a device for recording rainfall. |
| PLUVIOMETRIC | • pluviometric adj. Related to pluviometry. • PLUVIOMETRIC adj. relating to pluviometry, the measurement of rainfall, also PLUVIOMETRICAL. |
| POSTDILUVIAL | • postdiluvial adj. After the Biblical Flood. • POSTDILUVIAL adj. after the Flood. |
| POSTDILUVIAN | • postdiluvian adj. Postdiluvial. • postdiluvian n. One who lived after the Biblical Flood. • POSTDILUVIAN adj. pertaining to the period after the Biblical flood or any great flood. |
| VESUVIANITES | • vesuvianites n. Plural of vesuvianite. • VESUVIANITE n. a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and aluminium, aka idocrase, occurring as brown, yellow, or green crystals or masses in metamorphosed limestones. |