lucrative — /ˈlukrətɪv / (say loohkruhtiv) adjective profitable; remunerative: a lucrative business. {Middle English, from Latin lucrātīvus} –lucratively, adverb –lucrativeness, noun …
lucrative — lu|cra|tive [ lukrətıv ] adjective bringing a lot of money: PROFITABLE: a lucrative business/deal/contract … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lucrative — UK [ˈluːkrətɪv] / US [ˈlukrətɪv] adjective bringing a lot of money a lucrative business/deal/contract … English dictionary
involucrate — /ɪnvəˈlukrət/ (say invuh loohkruht), / kreɪt/ (say krayt) adjective having an involucre …
(s)leu- — (s)leu English meaning: loosely hanging, loose, feeble Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlaff herabhängend, schlaff” Note: esp. with extensions; out of Gmc. only barely provable, in this but very reich entfaltet Material: Unerweitert… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
involucral — |invə|lükrəl also vəl|yü adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin involucralis, from New Latin involucrum involucre + Latin alis al : of, relating to, or resembling an involucre … Useful english dictionary