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vaborbactamThe lactamase inhibitor {(3R,6S)-2-hydroxy-3-[2-(thiophen-2-yl)acetamido]-1,2-oxaborinan-6-yl}acetic acidvacciniform(medicine) Resembling vaccinia, or cowpox.vaccinium(botany) Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.vaccinum(immunology) An immunogen, consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells, injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodiesvacuismThe doctrine that there is a vacuum in the space between the bodies of the universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter.vacuumA region of space that contains no matter.vademecumAlternative form of vade mecum.vadimonium(historical) In Ancient Rome, a court settlement; a promise secured by bail.vadium(law, archaic) A pledge or security; bail.vadmUK Abbreviation of vice-admiral.vaginalismThe preeminence of penovaginal copulation over other forms of sexual expression.vaginism(social media) A term that refers to gender-critical feminism, based on its obsession with vaginas.vaginocentrismFocus on a female point of view.vagitarianism(slang) A predilection for performing cunnilingus.vagrantismThe condition of being a vagrant.vagrom(obsolete) Vagrant.valetdomThe realm or sphere of valets.valetismThe status or office of valet.valetudinarianismThe state, condition or habits of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health; infirmity.valetudinarium(historical) An ancient Roman hospital.vallidom(obsolete, UK, dialect) worth; valuevallum(anatomy) The eyebrow.valviformShaped like a valve.vambasium(historical) A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted.vampdomThe state or quality or being a vamp.vampiredomThe state of being a vampire.vampirism(pathology) Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)vampyrismArchaic form of vampirism.vanadiumA chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.vandalismWillful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.vaneprim(pharmacology) An antibiotic.vanguardism(politics) The strategy whereby an organization (usually a vanguard party) attempts to place itself at the centre of a revolutionary movement and steer it in a direction consistent with its ideology.vanillaismArchaic form of vanillism.vapidism(rare) vapidityvaporarium(medicine, archaic) A steam bath.vaporiform(archaic) Existing in a vaporous state.vaporiumA curved hollow metal sheet that is filled with boiling water and used for the therapeutic application of heat.varaniformAny varanid or similar creaturevariationism(linguistics) The sociolinguistic study of variation in usage among speakers of the same language.varicelliform(pathology) That resembles a varicella (chicken pox) rashvariciformResembling a varix.varietism(obsolete) The practice of nonmonogamy.variformThat can take various forms.variogram(statistics) A function of the spatial dependence of variance; a graph of this functionvarioliformResembling variola, or smallpox.variorumAn edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes and readings of a variety of different editors or commentators.varnam(music) A type of composition in the Carnatic music system.varoomAlternative form of vroom.vasculiformvascular in form; shaped like a vesselvasculumA container used by botanists to store newly-collected samples.vasiform(biology) Having the form of a vessel or duct.vasogramThe diagnostic image produced in vasography.vasospasmSpasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis.vassaldomState of being a vassal; vassalage.vassalismThe system of vassalage.vectorcardiogramAn image produced by vectorcardiography.vecuronium(pharmacology) A particular muscle relaxant drug.veganarchism(politics, economics) A philosophy combining anarchism and veganism, advocating animal rights through the abolition of the state.veganismA way of life which strictly avoids animal products and services involving the use of living animals.vegetarianismThe practice of following a vegetarian diet.vegetism(rare) vegetal, vegete, or vegetarian state or characteristicvelamentumA velamen or membrane.velarium(zoology) The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora.vellumA type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.velumA thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.velvetwormAlternative form of velvet worm.vencuroniumMisspelling of vecuronium.veneriformHaving the form of a Venus clam (of the family Veneridae)venidiumAn African daisy of the genus Arctotis (syn. Venidium), native to South Africa.venimObsolete spelling of venom.venogram(medicine) An X-ray of a vein that has been injected with an opaque materialvenom(figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.venothromboembolism(pathology) A thromboembolism that originates in a veinventriculogramA diagnostic image produced by ventriculography.ventriloquismThe art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.ventrum(zootomy) abdomen, belly (especially of an animal)veratrumAny of various poisonous herbs of the genus VeratrumverbalismThe expression of a concept in words; the wording used in such an expressionverbarium(dated) A word game in which the players are given a set of letters and must form as many words as possible from subsets of those letters.verbascum(chiefly botany, taxonomy) A mullein (of genus Verbascum)verbatimWord for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.verbatumMisspelling of verbatim.verbdomThe realm, state, quality, sphere, or condition of being a verb; verbhood.verbformAlternative form of verb form.vercuroniumMisspelling of vecuronium.veredictum(historical, law) A written document in Old English law detailing the facts presented as true at a trial.veretilliformSynonym of rod-shaped.vergerismThe role or status of a verger.verificationism(philosophy) Belief in the verifiability principle.verism(art, literature) Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.veritismA materialist sociophilosophical ideology that rejects organized religion.vermiformIn the shape of a worm.vernacularismA vernacular word, phrase, or manner of speaking.veronalism(pathology) Poisoning from veronal or other barbiturates.verruciformHaving a shape like a wart or warts.verrucomicrobiumAny bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobiaversiform(obsolete) Various in form.verticilliumAny of many fungi, of the genus Verticillium, that cause wilt in plantsverumontanum(anatomy) An elevation or crest in the wall of the urethra where the seminal ducts enter it.vesalianum(anatomy) A rare sesamoid bone situated in the foot found in less than 1% of the human population.vesbium(obsolete) A supposed rare metallic element extracted from Vesuvian lava. Later tests showed it to be a composite.vesiculiformResembling a vesicle.vespiform(biology) Resembling a waspvestibulocerebellum(anatomy) The flocculonodular lobe of the cerebellum.vestibulum(zootomy) A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.vestigium(now rare) A vestige.vestrydomThe system of the government of parishes by vestries.vestryismSynonym of vestrydom.veterinarianismveterinary medicinevetoismExcessive use of a vetovexillumA flag, banner, or standard.viaticum(especially Catholicism) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.vibraculariumSynonym of vibraculum.vibraculum(biology) A long, whiplike, modified zooid on the surface of certain colonies of bryozoavibrogramThe product of a vibrographvibromyogramThe record produced by vibromyography.viburnumAny of many shrubs and trees, of the genus Viburnum, native to the Northern Hemisphere that have showy clusters of flowers.vicarianismThe biogeographical theory that vicariance is responsible for the differences between species.vicarismThe production of different species due to isolation.vicennium(rare) A period of twenty years.victimA living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.victimismA tendency to play the victim; the adoption of a victimized persona.victorium(obsolete) A supposed chemical element discovered in 1898, later found to be a mixture of rare earths.vidcam(science fiction) A video camera.videndumThat which is to be seen.videocamA video camera.videogramA physical object containing an audiovisual work, such as a videotape or DVD.videojournalismAlternative form of video journalism.videokymogramThe visual record of videokymographyvideostreamAlternative form of video stream.vigilambulism(pathology) sleepwalkingvigilanteismAlternative spelling of vigilantism.vigilantismThe activities of a vigilante; acting outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.villadomThe world of suburban villas.villagismThe belief that society should be divided into small independent village communities.villaindomThe realm or sphere of villains.villiform(biology) Having villi; having the shape of villi or small hairs.vimReady vitality and vigour.vinculariiformHaving the form of a vinculum.vinculum(arithmetic) The horizontal line between the numerator and denominator in a fraction.vinedom(rare) The world or sphere of vines, often with respect to grapevines, from which grapes are cultivated for winemaking.vinestemThe stem of a vine.vintem(historical) A former small Portuguese coin, similar to a penny.vinylaluminium(organic chemistry) An organoaluminium in which the organic radical is vinylvinylaluminumAlternative form of vinylaluminium.vinylimidazolium(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any vinyl derivative of an imidazolium ionvinyllithium(organic chemistry) An organolithium compound, encountered mainly as a solution in tetrahydrofuran, and also a reagent in synthesis of organic compounds.violationism(archaic, derogatory) Painful and invasive experimentation on animals.virginium(obsolete) A rejected name for francium.virilismThe condition resulting from virilization in a female.virioplasmAlternative form of viroplasm.viroplasmAn inclusion body, in a cell, in which viral replication/assembly occursviscerocranium(anatomy) The part of the skull that developed from the embryonic branchial arches (the facial bones, rather than the cranium)viscerotropismThe condition of being viscerotropicviscidiumA sticky pad in the flowers of most orchidsvisualismThe privileging of vision over other means of sensory perception.visuocentrismA focus on vision.vitalismThe doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.vitellariumA type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.vitelliformResembling the yolk of an egg.viticetum(botany) A collection of vines.vitreum(anatomy) vitreous humorvitriform(archaic) Having the shape or appearance of glass.vitriolismThe quality of being vitriolic; a tendency to be bitter and ill-natured.vitrum(obsolete) Glass; a glassy material.vivariumA place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals.viviparism(biology) viviparous reproductionvivisectoriumA place or laboratory where vivisection is performed.vocalismSpeaking or singing.vocationalismAn approach to education that seeks to equip learners with vocational skills for the workplace.vodanium(historical) A supposed chemical element, afterward found to be a mixture of several metals, such as copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.voguism(uncountable) The condition of being in vogue; trendiness.voicegrama spectrogram of a person's voicevoicismDiscrimination against and negative perception of people based on how their voices sound.volcanism(volcanology) Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumarolesvolcanoismAlternative form of volcanism.volitionalismThe theory that belief is voluntaryvolitionismvolitionalismvolsellumAlternative form of vulsellum.voltaism(obsolete) galvanismvoltammogram(physics, chemistry) A plot of the outcome of a voltammetry analysisvoltamperogramA graphic output made by voltammetryvoltinism(biology) The number of broods or generations of an organism in one year.voluntarism(US) A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism.voluntaryismAlternative form of voluntarism.volunteerism(US) Reliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function.voluntourismA type of tourism which combines traditional travel and tourism with volunteer work. Travelers are given opportunities to contribute money and/or time to causes related to their destinations.vom(informal) Vomit.vombatiformAny marsupial of the suborder VombatiformesvomitoriumA passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowdsvoodooism(uncountable) A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery.vorticiformIn the shape of a vortex.vorticismA short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism.vovinamA Vietnamese martial art, practised with and without weapons.vowelismThe use of vowels.voyeurism(by extension, figuratively) The derivation of satisfaction by obsessively watching or following sensational or sordid subjects.vroom(often reduplicated) The sound of an engine, especially when it is revving up.vulcanismAlternative spelling of Vulcanism (“historical scientific view”).vulpicidismvulpicide (the killing of a fox)vulpiformHaving the shape of a fox.vulpinism(archaic) slyness; fox-like cunning; artfulness.vulsellum(surgery) A type of forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade, used in obstetrics and gynecologyvulturismThe quality of being like a vulture; rapaciousness.vulviformHaving the shape of a vulva; like a cleft with projecting edges.vum(US, colloquial) To vow, swear.