AVOIRDUPOIS | • avoirdupois n. (Historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary… • avoirdupois n. (Historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959. • avoirdupois n. (Chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness. |
RADICIVOROUS | • radicivorous adj. (Zoology, rare) That feeds on plant roots. • RADICIVOROUS adj. eating roots. |
AVOIRDUPOISES | • avoirdupoises n. Plural of avoirdupois. • AVOIRDUPOIS n. (French) a system of weights in which the pound (lb.) has 16 ounces. |
DEVOLUTIONIST | • devolutionist n. A proponent of devolution. • devolutionist adj. Supporting or relating to a policy of devolution. • DEVOLUTIONIST n. a believer in a policy of devolution. |
UNPROVISIONED | • unprovisioned adj. Not provisioned. • UNPROVISIONED adj. not provisioned. |
DEVOLUTIONISTS | • devolutionists n. Plural of devolutionist. • DEVOLUTIONIST n. a believer in a policy of devolution. |
MUCOVISCIDOSES | • MUCOVISCIDOSIS n. cystic fibrosis. |
MUCOVISCIDOSIS | • mucoviscidosis n. (Pathology) Cystic fibrosis. • MUCOVISCIDOSIS n. cystic fibrosis. |
OVERFASTIDIOUS | • overfastidious adj. Excessively fastidious. • OVERFASTIDIOUS adj. excessively fastidious. |
PHOTOINDUCTIVE | • photoinductive adj. Relating to photoinduction. • PHOTOINDUCTIVE adj. relating to photoinduction. |
REVOLUTIONISED | • revolutionised v. Simple past tense and past participle of revolutionise. • REVOLUTIONISE v. to effect a revolution in, also REVOLUTIONIZE. |
REVOLUTIONIZED | • revolutionized v. Simple past tense and past participle of revolutionize. • REVOLUTIONIZE v. to effect a revolution in, also REVOLUTIONISE. |
NONPRODUCTIVITY | • nonproductivity n. Lack of productivity. • NONPRODUCTIVITY n. the state of being nonproductive. |
OVERDISCOUNTING | • overdiscounting v. Present participle of overdiscount. • OVERDISCOUNT v. to discount excessively. |