(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
compassivity
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
corrivalship
corrivalship
noun
(obsolete) joint rivalry
galvanoscope
galvanoscope
noun
A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.
galvanoscopy
galvanoscopy
noun
The use of galvanism in physiological experiments.
overcaptious
overcaptious
adj
Excessively captious.
overpackages
overpackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpackage
overpurchase
overpurchase
noun
An expensive purchase.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To pay too dear a price.
To buy too much of something.
overspacious
overspacious
adj
Excessively spacious.
pervicacious
pervicacious
adj
(possibly rare) Extremely stubborn or headstrong; wilful, obstinate.
picornavirus
picornavirus
noun
Any of the family Picornaviridae of RNA viruses, many of which are pathogenic, causing diseases such as polio, foot-and-mouth disease, and many varieties of the common cold.
polyvalences
polyvalences
noun
plural of polyvalence
postclavicle
postclavicle
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.
postvaccinal
postvaccinal
adj
After vaccination.
proparasceve
provaccinist
provocateurs
provocateurs
noun
plural of provocateur
provocations
provocations
noun
plural of provocation
provocatives
provocatives
noun
plural of provocative
psychoactive
psychoactive
adj
(pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.
pulveraceous
pulveraceous
adj
(botany) Having a finely powdered surface; pulverulent.