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.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
approvability
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
developability
developability
noun
The quality of being developable.
disapprobative
disapprobative
adj
disapproving
disapprovable
disapprovable
adj
Able or suitable to be disapproved.
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.
evaporability
evaporability
noun
Capability of evaporating.
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
improvability
improvability
noun
The condition of being improvable
improvable
improvable
adj
Capable of being improved.
Capable of being used to advantage; profitable.
Impossible to prove.
improvableness
improvableness
noun
Quality of being improvable; capability of improvement.
improvably
improvably
adv
So as to permit improvement.
inevaporable
irreprovable
irreprovable
adj
Not reprovable; irreproachable.
irreprovableness
irreprovableness
noun
The quality of being irreprovable.
irreprovably
irreprovably
adv
In a irreprovable manner; irreproachably.
nonabsorptive
nonabsorptive
adj
Not absorptive
nondeprivable
nondeprivable
adj
Not deprivable.
nonperceivable
nonperceivably
nonprobative
nonprobative
adj
Not probative.
overabsorption
overabsorption
noun
Excessive absorption.
overcapability
overimpressionability
overimpressionable
overimpressionableness
overimpressionably
overplausible
overplausible
adj
Excessively plausible.
overplausibleness
overplausibly
pivotable
pivotable
adj
Capable of being pivoted.
preconceivable
preconceivable
adj
Able to be preconceived.
preobservation
preobservation
adj
Before observation.
noun
An observation or assessment made before an experimental intervention or procedure.
preobservational
preobservational
adj
Prior to observation.
preobviate
preobviated
preobviating
probative
probative
adj
(law) Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
probatively
prosubstantive
provability
provability
noun
The condition of being provable
proverbial
proverbial
adj
Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
noun
(euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
(euphemistic, in the plural) The groin or the testicles.
proverbialism
proverbialism
noun
A proverbial phrase.
proverbialist
proverbialist
noun
One who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.
One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing.
proverbialize
proverbialize
verb
(intransitive) To speak in proverbs.
(transitive) To turn into a proverb.
proverbially
proverbially
adv
In a manner reminiscent of a proverb.
In a manner that uses proverbs; in proverbs.
providable
providable
adj
Capable of being provided.
pubovesical
pubovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and urinary bladder.
reprobative
reprobative
adj
Expressing, or pertaining to, reprobation.
reprobatively
reprovability
slavophobia
slavophobist
stapediovestibular
subapprobative
subapprobativeness
subcompensative
subprovincial
subprovincial
adj
Below provincial level.
Of or relating to a subprovince.
unabsorptive
unabsorptiveness
undisprovable
undisprovable
adj
not able to be proven false, unfalsifiable
unimprovable
unimprovable
adj
Not capable of being improved
unimprovableness
unimprovableness
noun
The quality of being unimprovable.
unimprovably
unimprovably
adv
In a way that does not allow improvement.
unprobative
unprovability
unprovability
noun
The condition of being unprovable
unproverbial
unproverbial
adj
Not proverbial.
unproverbially
unprovidable
unprovidable
adj
Not providable.
unreprobative
unreprobatively
vaccinophobia
vaccinophobia
noun
A fear of or aversion to the practice of vaccination.
vaporability
vaporability
noun
The quality or state of being vaporable.
vaporizability
vaporizable
vaporizable
adj
Capable of being vaporized.
vapourisable
vapourisable
adj
(British spelling) Alternative form of vaporizable
vapourizable
vapourizable
adj
Oxford British English form of vaporizable
varicoblepharon
venereophobia
venereophobia
noun
A morbid fear of venereal disease.
vermiphobia
vermiphobia
noun
An abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.
vestibulospinal
vestibulospinal
adj
Of or pertaining to the vestibular and spinal nerves.
vibraphone
vibraphone
noun
A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above the tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.