PULVEROUS | • pulverous adj. Resembling or consisting of dust or powder. • PULVEROUS adj. dusty or powder. |
VOLUPTUARY | • voluptuary n. One whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure-seeker, a sensualist. • voluptuary adj. Of or relating to the seeking of sensual pleasure. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |
SUPERVOLUTE | • supervolute adj. (Botany) Having a plaited and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in the morning glory. • SUPERVOLUTE adj. convolute. |
SUPEROVULATE | • superovulate v. (Biology) To produce large quantities of mature ova. • SUPEROVULATE v. to produce a larger number of ova than usual, e.g. under stimulus of injected hormones. |
VOLUPTUARIES | • voluptuaries n. Plural of voluptuary. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |
FLAVOPURPURIN | • flavopurpurin n. (Organic chemistry) 1,2,6-trihydroxyanthraquinone. • FLAVOPURPURIN n. a yellow crystalline dye derived from anthraquinone. |
SUPEROVULATED | • superovulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of superovulate. • superovulated adj. Subject to, or produced by superovulation. • SUPEROVULATE v. to produce a larger number of ova than usual, e.g. under stimulus of injected hormones. |
SUPEROVULATES | • superovulates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of superovulate. • SUPEROVULATE v. to produce a larger number of ova than usual, e.g. under stimulus of injected hormones. |
FLAVOPURPURINS | • FLAVOPURPURIN n. a yellow crystalline dye derived from anthraquinone. |
OVERSCRUPULOUS | • overscrupulous adj. Excessively scrupulous. • OVERSCRUPULOUS adj. excessively scrupulous. |
PROVENTRICULUS | • proventriculus n. (Zoology) The part of the avian stomach, between the crop and the gizzard, that secretes digestive enzymes. • proventriculus n. (Zoology) A similar part of the digestive system in insects and myriapods. • PROVENTRICULUS n. the first part of a bird's stomach, aka gizzard. |
SUPEROVULATING | • superovulating v. Present participle of superovulate. • SUPEROVULATE v. to produce a larger number of ova than usual, e.g. under stimulus of injected hormones. |
SUPEROVULATION | • superovulation n. The act or process of superovulating. • SUPEROVULATION n. production of exceptional numbers of ova at one time. |
UNPRODUCTIVELY | • unproductively adv. In an unproductive manner. • UNPRODUCTIVE adv. not productive. |
SUPEROVULATIONS | • superovulations n. Plural of superovulation. • SUPEROVULATION n. production of exceptional numbers of ova at one time. |