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  • vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
  • vasodilatation — dilatation of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve.
  • vasoinhibitory — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
  • vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
  • ventilationist — of, relating to, or advocating the ventilation of emotions: a ventilationist approach to dealing with anger.
  • virginia stock — a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.
  • vistula lagoon — a shallow lagoon on the SW coast of the Baltic Sea, between Danzig and Kaliningrad, crossed by the border between Poland and Russia
  • volcaniclastic — pyroclastic.
  • volcanoclastic — pyroclastic.
  • vulvovaginitis — inflammation of the vulva and vagina.
  • wainscot chair — an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back.
  • walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
  • walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
  • washington pie — a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.
  • water moccasin — the cottonmouth.
  • water scorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
  • welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
  • westernisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of westernization.
  • westernization — The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
  • white gasoline — unleaded and uncracked gasoline, designed especially for use in motorboats.
  • windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
  • with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • wollaston wire — extremely fine wire formed by a process (Wollaston process) in which the metal, drawn as an ordinary wire, is encased in another metal and the two drawn together, after which the outer metal is stripped off or dissolved.
  • xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
  • xenodiagnostic — of or relating to xenodiagnosis
  • yekaterinoslav — a former name of Dnepropetrovsk.
  • yenisei ostyak — Ket.
  • zoroastrianism — an Iranian religion, founded c600 b.c. by Zoroaster, the principal beliefs of which are in the existence of a supreme deity, Ahura Mazda, and in a cosmic struggle between a spirit of good, Spenta Mainyu, and a spirit of evil, Angra Mainyu.
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