| ALLUVIA | • alluvia n. Plural of alluvium. • ALLUVIUM n. (Latin) land gained from the sea by the washing up of sand and earth, also ALLUVION. |
| BOUVIER | • Bouvier prop.n. A surname from French, equivalent to English Coward or Cowherd. • BOUVIER n. (French) a large rough-coated dog originally bred in Flanders to herd and guard cattle. |
| CHAUVIN | • Chauvin prop.n. A surname. • CHAUVIN n. (French) one with excessive pride in his own country. |
| DILUVIA | • diluvia n. Plural of diluvium. • diluvia n. Plural of diluvion. • DILUVIUM n. (Latin) a deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc. caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice, also DILUVION. |
| ELUVIAL | • eluvial adj. Of or pertaining to eluvium. • eluvial n. A rock composed of eluvium. • ELUVIAL adj. relating to an eluvium, an accumulation of rock debris. |
| ELUVIUM | • eluvium n. (Geology) Residual deposits of soil, dust and rock particles produced by the action of the wind. • ELUVIUM n. (Latin) an accumulation of rock debris. |
| EXUVIAE | • exuviae n. Plural of exuvia. • exuviae n. The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods. • exuviae n. (History, military) Among the Ancient Romans, weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty. |
| EXUVIAL | • exuvial adj. Related to something sloughed off or stripped away. • EXUVIAL adj. of or pertaining to exuviae, cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals. |
| EXUVIUM | • exuvium n. (Biology) Synonym of exuvia. • EXUVIUM n. (Latin) the moulted covering of an animal. |
| FAUVISM | • fauvism n. An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of… • FAUVISM n. (French) a school of art noted for bold, often distorted forms and vivid colors. |
| FAUVIST | • fauvist adj. Of or pertaining to fauvism. • fauvist n. An artist who used this style. • FAUVIST n. a member of a group of expressionist painters, also FAUVE. |
| FLUVIAL | • fluvial adj. Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream. • FLUVIAL adj. of or relating to a river or stream. |
| ILLUVIA | • illuvia n. Plural of illuvium. • ILLUVIUM n. material removed from the soil layer by rainwater and deposited in a lower layer. |
| MAUVINE | • mauvine n. (Organic chemistry) A mauve pigment obtained from aniline. • MAUVINE n. a mauve dye, also MAUVEIN, MAUVEINE, MAUVIN. |
| MAUVINS | • MAUVIN n. a mauve dye, also MAUVEIN, MAUVEINE, MAUVINE. |
| PLUVIAL | • pluvial adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain. • pluvial adj. (Geology) occurring through the action of rain. • pluvial n. (Geology) a rainy period. |
| PLUVIAN | • pluvian n. The crocodile bird. • pluvian adj. Rainy. • PLUVIAN adj. rainy, also PLUVIAL, PLUVIOSE, PLUVIOUS. |
| PLUVIUS | • PLUVIUS adj. as in pluvius insurance, an insurance cover taken out e.g. by the organizer of a fete against loss of takings due to rain. |
| PYRUVIC | • pyruvic adj. (Biochemistry) Of or pertaining to pyruvic acid or its derivatives. • PYRUVIC adj. as in pyruvic acid. |