variform |
varied in form; having a variety of forms. |
variola |
smallpox. |
variometer |
any of various devices that measure or record variations in some quantity, such as a geophysical instrument that measures variations in the earth's magnetic force. [2 definitions] |
variorum |
containing commentary or notes from several different scholars or editors. [3 definitions] |
various |
of many different kinds; diverse. [2 definitions] |
varistor |
a semiconductor resistor, the resistance of which varies according to the voltage applied. |
varix |
a blood or lymph vessel that is swollen or dilated; varicose vein. |
varmint |
(informal) a usu. predatory animal or bird that is considered a nuisance or pest. |
varnish |
a liquid of resinous material that is brushed on wood or the like to make a hard, shiny, protective coating. [5 definitions] |
varoom |
variant of vroom. |
varsity |
the primary team that competes in a sport or other extramural contest on behalf of a school, college, or the like. [2 definitions] |
vary |
to change; alter; modify. [4 definitions] |
vas |
an anatomical or biological vessel or duct. |
Vasco da Gama |
a Portuguese explorer who established the first all-water trade route between Europe and India (b.1460?--d.1524). |
Vasco Núñez de Balboa |
a Spanish explorer and the first European discoverer of the Pacific Ocean (b.1475?--d.1519?). |
vascular |
composed of, containing, or having to do with tubes or ducts that carry a fluid, such as blood or lymph in animals or sap in plants, or with a system of such tubes or ducts. |
vascular bundle |
in botany, an aggregate plant unit composed of strands of conductive and supportive tissue. |
vasculitis |
inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel. |
vas deferens |
the duct that carries sperm from the testicle to the ejaculatory duct of the penis. |
vase |
an open container of glass, porcelain, pottery, or the like, usu. taller than it is wide, used as an ornament or to hold cut flowers. |
vasectomy |
a surgical operation in which a male's sperm-carrying tube is cut and tied or removed, as a means of birth control. |