| voluntary workers | Persons who donate their services. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| voluntaryism | The principle of supporting a religious system and its institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than by the aid or patronage of the state. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| volupere | A woman's cap. Origin: Cf. Envelop. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| voluptuary | Origin: L. Voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. Voluptas pleasure. A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of sensual appetites. "A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary." (Sir W. Scott) Synonym: Sensualist, epicure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| voluptuous | Causing or caused by sensual pleasure; given to gratification of the senses. Origin: L. Voluptuosus, fr. Voluptas, pleasure (05 Mar 2000) |
| voluta | Origin: L, a spiral scroll. See Volute. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| volute | 1. A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals. 2. <zoology> A spiral turn, as in certain shells. 3. <zoology> Any voluta. Volute spiring, a spring formed of a spiral scroll of plate, rod, or wire, extended or extensible in the direction of the axis of the coil, in which direction its elastic force is exerted and employed. Origin: F. Volute (cf. It. Voluta), L. Voluta, from volvere, volutum, to roll. See Voluble. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| volutin | A nucleoprotein complex found as cytoplasmic granules in certain bacteria, yeasts, and protozoa (such as trypanosome flagellates) which serves as food reserves. Synonym: volutin granules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| volutin granule | Metachromatic granules containing polyphosphate, a linear phosphate polymer found in bacteria, fungi, algae and some higher eukaryotes that may serve as a stock of phosphate. (18 Nov 1997) |
| volutin granules | A nucleoprotein complex found as cytoplasmic granules in certain bacteria, yeasts, and protozoa (such as trypanosome flagellates) which serves as food reserves. Synonym: volutin granules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| volution | 1. A spiral turn or wreath. 2. <zoology> A whorl of a spiral shell. Origin: Cf. LL. Volutio an arch, vault. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| volva | <botany> A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the plant develops. Origin: L. Volva, vulva, covering. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| volvocida | An order of plantlike, flagellate protozoa commonly found in freshwater habitats. Characteristics include the presence of a cellulose wall and two-to-four equal, smooth, apical flagella. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Volvox | A genus of colonial flagellates. The colony is a hollow sphere about 0.5mm in diameter comprising about 50,000 cells embedded in a gelatinous wall and the cells are sometimes connected by cytoplasmic bridges. Each cell has a chloroplast and two flagella. (18 Nov 1997) |
| volvulosis | Infection with nematodes of the genus onchocerca. Characteristics include the presence of firm subcutaneous nodules filled with adult worms, pruritus, and ocular lesions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| volute |
a spiral scroll on an Ionic capital
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| volvulus |
Twisting of the stomach or intestine, which often has the effect of cutting off the blood supply to it.
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| volvulus |
Twisted intestine.
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| volt |
Voltage; The unit of electromotive force (EMF) that causes current to flow. One volt causes a current of one amp through a resistance of one ohm.
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| voltmeter |
A meter used to measure units of volts.
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| vol | battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series |
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| vol | French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778) |
| vol | in the manner of Voltaire |
| vol | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally |
| vol | in the manner of Voltaire |
| vol | a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view |
| vol | meter that measures the potential difference between two points |
| vol | the quality of being facile in speech and writing |
| vol | marked by a ready flow of speech |
| vol | in a chatty manner |
| vol | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together |
| vol | the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) |