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.
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.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
amphivorous
anticonscriptive
antieavesdropping
antiproductiveness
antiprogressive
antiprogressive
noun
One who opposes progress.
anviltops
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
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
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
appropriativeness
appropriativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appropriative.
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
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.
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
captivators
captivators
noun
plural of captivator
cervicoscapular
cervicoscapular
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or joining the neck and the shoulder bone
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
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
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
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.
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
elisavetpol
epididymovasostomy
epididymovasostomy
noun
(surgery) Anastomosis of the vas deferens to the epididymis.
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
evapotranspiration
evapotranspiration
noun
The transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.
explorativeness
explorativeness
noun
The condition of being explorative
expostulative
expostulative
adj
Synonym of expostulatory
expostulatively
expostulatively
adv
In an expostulative manner.
galvanoplastic
galvanoplastic
adj
Of or pertaining to galvanoplasty.
galvanoplastical
galvanoplastical
adj
galvanoplastic
galvanoplastically
galvanoplastically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, galvanoplasty.
galvanoplastics
galvanoplastics
noun
Synonym of galvanoplasty
galvanopsychic
galvanopsychic
adj
(historical) Of or relating to a psychoanalysis technique using a galvanometer to measure the patient's responses to certain words.
galvanoscopic
galvanoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to a galvanoscope.
galvanotropism
galvanotropism
noun
(biology) Any movement or alignment of an organism with respect to an electric field
hygroexpansivity
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperconservative
hyperconservative
adj
Extremely conservative.
hyperconservatively
hyperconservativeness
hyperovarianism
hyperovarism
hypersalivation
hypersalivation
noun
(medicine) An excessive flow of saliva
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
hypovanadious
hypovitaminosis
hypovitaminosis
noun
(biology, medicine) vitamin deficiency: insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body. Specific forms are labeled with the vitamin identifier: hypovitaminosis A, hypovitaminosis D, and so on, although those forms are more often called vitamin A deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, and so on.
impersonative
improvableness
improvableness
noun
Quality of being improvable; capability of improvement.
improvisate
improvisate
adj
unpremeditated; impromptu
verb
To improvise; to extemporize.
improvisation
improvisation
noun
Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
That which is improvised; an impromptu.
The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
improvisational
improvisational
adj
Having the nature of an improvisation.
improvisations
improvisations
noun
plural of improvisation
improvisatize
improvisatize
verb
(rare, obsolete) To improvise; to extemporize.
improvisator
improvisator
noun
An improvvisatore.
improvisatore
improvisatore
noun
(poetry) An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
improvisatorial
improvisatorial
adj
improvisatory
improvisatorially
improvisatorially
adv
By improvisation.
improvisatorize
improvisatory
improvisatory
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation
improvisatrice
improvisatrice
noun
A female improvisatore.
improvvisatore
improvvisatore
noun
Alternative form of improvisatore
improvvisatori
improvvisatori
noun
plural of improvvisatore
inoperativeness
inoperativeness
noun
The state or condition of being inoperative; nonfunction.
irreprovableness
irreprovableness
noun
The quality of being irreprovable.
juxtapositive
juxtapositive
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical case expressing position beside something.
Relating to juxtaposition.
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
larviposit
larviposit
verb
(biology) To deposit living larvae rather than eggs
larviposition
larviposition
noun
(biology) The act or the result of larvipositing
mediopassive
mediopassive
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to a voice of a transitive verb that is both middle voice and passive voice or reflexive and passive voice.
noun
(grammar) A mediopassive construction; a phrase that uses the mediopassive voice.
neutropassive
neutropassive
adj
(grammar) The past perfect tense of a neuter (intransitive) verb which is formed by a passive participle.
nonabsorptive
nonabsorptive
adj
Not absorptive
nonappreciativeness
nonapprehensive
nonassumptive
noncompensative
noncontemplativeness
nondepravities
nondissipative
nondissipative
adj
Not dissipative
nonexpansive
nonexpansive
adj
Not expansive.
nonexpansively
nonexpansively
adv
In a nonexpansive manner.
nonexpansiveness
nonexpansiveness
noun
The quality of being nonexpansive.
nonimperativeness
nonimputativeness
nonopinionativeness
nonpersuasive
nonpersuasive
adj
Not persuasive.
nonpersuasively
nonpersuasiveness
nonpreservation
nonpreservation
noun
(chiefly sciences) Failure to preserve or be preserved