Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adventureship
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
amphivasal
amphivasal
adj
(botany) In which the xylem surrounds the phloem
amphivorous
anticonscriptive
antidepressive
antidepressive
adj
Counteracting depression.
noun
An antidepressant.
antieavesdropping
antiexpressive
antiexpressive
adj
(art) Opposing or avoiding expressiveness.
antiexpressively
antiexpressiveness
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
antiproductiveness
antiprogressive
antiprogressive
noun
One who opposes progress.
anviltops
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
appeasive
appeasive
adj
Tending to appease.
appellativeness
appellativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appellative.
appellatives
appellatives
noun
plural of appellative
apperceives
apperceives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apperceive
appetitiveness
appetitiveness
noun
The fact or quality of being appetitive.
applausive
applausive
adj
Conveying applause.
applausively
applausively
adv
In an applausive manner.
applosive
applosive
noun
(phonology) An unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appositives
appositives
noun
plural of appositive
appraisive
appraisive
adj
Of or relating to appraisal.
appreciativeness
appreciativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appreciative.
apprehensive
apprehensive
adj
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
apprehensiveness
apprehensiveness
noun
the state of being apprehensive
apprehensivenesses
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
appropriativeness
appropriativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appropriative.
approvableness
approvableness
noun
The state or quality of being approvable.
approvals
approvals
noun
plural of approval
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
approvers
approvers
noun
plural of approver
approves
approves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approve
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
appulsive
appulsive
adj
Striking against; impinging.
appulsively
appulsively
adv
By appulsion.
archrepresentative
ascriptive
ascriptive
adj
ascribing; relating to ascription
noun
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
aspersive
aspersive
adj
Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
asphyxiative
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
assumptiveness
autopositive
autoprogressive
avoidupois
avoidupoises
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
avoyership
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
campbellsville
captivates
captivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
captivators
captivators
noun
plural of captivator
captives
captives
noun
plural of captive
captivities
captivities
noun
plural of captivity
carpentersville
carvership
cavaliership
cavaliership
noun
The role or status of a cavalier.
cavascope
cervicispinal
cervicoscapular
cervicoscapular
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or joining the neck and the shoulder bone
claviceps
comparativeness
comparativeness
noun
The state or quality of being comparative.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
comparativist
comparativist
noun
Alternative form of comparatist
compassive
compassivity
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
compensatively
compensatively
adv
In a compensative manner; compensatorily
compensativeness
compensativeness
noun
The quality of being compensative.
complaintiveness
complaintiveness
noun
The quality of being complaintive.
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
conservatorship
conservatorship
noun
(law) The legal status of a conservator, similar to guardianship or trusteeship.
(law) The state of being under the control of a conservator.
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
contemplativeness
contemplativeness
noun
The state or quality of being contemplative.
contraceptives
contraceptives
noun
plural of contraceptive
contrapositive
contrapositive
noun
(logic) The inverse of the converse of a given proposition.
contrapositives
contrapositives
noun
plural of contrapositive
cooperativeness
cooperativeness
noun
The state of being cooperative
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
corporativism
corporativism
noun
Synonym of corporatism
corrivalship
corrivalship
noun
(obsolete) joint rivalry
cryptovolcanism
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
depravedness
depravedness
noun
The state of being depraved; depravity
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
depravers
depravers
noun
plural of depraver
depraves
depraves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprave
depravities
depravities
noun
plural of depravity
deprivals
deprivals
noun
plural of deprival
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
developmentalist
developmentalist
adj
Of, or related to developmentalism.
noun
A follower or proponent of developmentalism.
deviascope
diapositive
diapositive
noun
(photography) slide (used with a projector for projecting images)
diapositives
diapositives
noun
plural of diapositive
disapprobative
disapprobative
adj
disapproving
disapprovable
disapprovable
adj
Able or suitable to be disapproved.
disapproval
disapproval
noun
The act of disapproving; condemnation.
disapprovals
disapprovals
noun
plural of disapproval
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
disapproved
disapproved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disapprove
disapprover
disapprover
noun
One who disapproves.
disapprovers
disapprovers
noun
plural of disapprover
disapproves
disapproves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disapprove
disapproving
disapproving
verb
present participle of disapprove
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
disciplinative
disciplinative
adj
disciplinary
dispansive
dispensative
dispensative
adj
Granting dispensation.
dispensatively
dispensatively
adv
By dispensation.
displuviate
disprivacied
disprivacied
adj
(poetic, rare) Deprived of privacy.
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
disprovable
disprovable
adj
Capable of being disproved.
disproval
disproval
noun
The act of disproving; disproof.
disputative
disputative
adj
Tending to dispute.
disputatively
disputatively
adv
In a disputative manner.
disputativeness
disputativeness
noun
The quality of being disputative.
dissipative
dissipative
adj
That dissipates, or causes dissipation
dissipativity
dissipativity
noun
The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into other forms of energy.
diversipedate
eavesdrip
eavesdrip
noun
Synonym of eavesdrop (“dripping of rain from the eaves of a house”)
Synonym of eavesdrop (“the space around a house on which such water drips”)
eavesdrop
eavesdrop
noun
(countable) A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.
(countable) The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard.
The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.
The space around a house on which such water drips.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
(zoology) To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
eavesdropped
eavesdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop
eavesdropper
eavesdropper
noun
(military, slang) A surveillance aircraft.
One who eavesdrops.
eavesdroppers
eavesdroppers
noun
plural of eavesdropper
eavesdropping
eavesdropping
noun
(telecommunications) The interception of electronic communication.
(zoology) The act of one organism listening for another's calls, so as to exploit them.
Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.
verb
present participle of eavesdrop
eavesdrops
eavesdrops
noun
plural of eavesdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eavesdrop
elisavetpol
epididymovasostomy
epididymovasostomy
noun
(surgery) Anastomosis of the vas deferens to the epididymis.