| Victoria blue | Any of several blue diphenylnaphthylmethane derivatives; used as a stain in histology. Origin: Queen Victoria (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Victoria orange | An alkaline salt of dinitrocresol; a reddish yellow stain formerly used in histology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| victorine | A woman's fur tippet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| victress | A woman who wins a victory; a female victor. Origin: Cf. L. Victrix. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| victual | To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship. "I must go victual Orleans forthwith." (Shak) Origin: Victualed or Victualled; Victualing or Victualling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| victualer | 1. One who furnishes victuals. 2. One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern keeper; an innkeeper. 3. A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually for military or naval use; a provision use; a provision ship. 4. One who deals in grain; a corn factor. Licensed victualer. See Licensed. Origin: F. Victuailleur Alternative forms: victualler. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| victualing | Of or pertaining to victuals, or provisions; supplying provisions; as, a victualing ship. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| victuals | Food for human beings, especially. When it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands. "Then had we plenty of victuals." (Jer. Xliv. 17) Origin: OE. Vitaille, OF. Vitaille, F. Victuaille, pl. Victuailles, fr. L. Victualia, pl. Of. Victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. Victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to vivus living. See Vivid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| victus | <zoology> Food; diet. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vicugna | <zoology> A South American mammal (Auchenia vicunna) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh. Origin: Sp. Vicuna. Cf. Vigonia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vida finch | <zoology> The whidah bird. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Vidal's disease | An obsolete term for lichen simplex chronicus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vidal, Jean Baptiste Emile | <person> French dermatologist, 1825-1893. See: Vidal's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vidarabine | <drug> Adenine arabinoside (Ara A): nucleoside analogue with antiviral properties that has been used to treat severe herpes virus infections. (18 Nov 1997) |
| vidarabine phosphate | <chemical> An adenosine monophosphate analog in which ribose is replaced by an arabinose moiety. It is the monophosphate ester of vidarabine with antiviral and possibly antineoplastic properties. Pharmacological action: antimetabolites, antimetabolites, antineoplastic, antiviral agents. Chemical name: 9H-Purin-6-amine, 9-(5-O-phosphono-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |