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.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
biplosive
bishopville
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
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.
hyperobtrusive
hyperobtrusive
adj
Extremely obtrusive.
hyperobtrusively
hyperobtrusiveness
improvableness
improvableness
noun
Quality of being improvable; capability of improvement.
irreprovableness
irreprovableness
noun
The quality of being irreprovable.
nonabsorptive
nonabsorptive
adj
Not absorptive
observership
observership
noun
The office or work of an observer.
overabsorption
overabsorption
noun
Excessive absorption.
overbumptious
overbumptious
adj
Excessively bumptious.
overbumptiously
overbumptiousness
overimpressibility
overimpressible
overimpressibly
overimpressionability
overimpressionable
overimpressionableness
overimpressionably
overplausible
overplausible
adj
Excessively plausible.
overplausibleness
overplausibly
overprescribe
overprescribe
verb
(transitive) To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate.
overprescribed
overprescribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprescribe
overprescribes
overprescribes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overprescribe
overprescribing
overprescribing
verb
present participle of overprescribe
overpublicizes
overpublicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpublicize
oversubscription
oversubscription
noun
(networking) The practice of connecting multiple devices to the same switch port in a storage area network.
(programming) A multithreading technique involving an extra thread that runs tasks when all other threads are blocked.
A subscription for more than is available.
oversusceptibility
oversusceptibility
noun
The quality of being oversusceptible.
oversusceptible
oversusceptible
adj
Excessively susceptible.
oversusceptibleness
oversusceptibly
plumbisolvent
plumbisolvent
adj
Alternative form of plumbosolvent
preobservation
preobservation
adj
Before observation.
noun
An observation or assessment made before an experimental intervention or procedure.
preobservational
preobservational
adj
Prior to observation.
preobserving
preobtrusive
preobvious
preobviously
preobviousness
prohibitiveness
prohibitiveness
noun
The quality of being prohibitive.
prosubstantive
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.
proverbiologist
proverbiologist
noun
(rare) A person who studies proverbs.
pubovesical
pubovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and urinary bladder.
slavophobia
slavophobist
stapediovestibular
subapprobative
subapprobativeness
subcompensative
subgovernorship
subprovince
subprovince
noun
A province making up part of a larger province.
subprovinces
subprovinces
noun
plural of subprovince
subprovincial
subprovincial
adj
Below provincial level.
Of or relating to a subprovince.
unabsorptive
unabsorptiveness
undisprovable
undisprovable
adj
not able to be proven false, unfalsifiable
unimprovableness
unimprovableness
noun
The quality of being unimprovable.
vapourisable
vapourisable
adj
(British spelling) Alternative form of vaporizable
vesicopubic
vestibulospinal
vestibulospinal
adj
Of or pertaining to the vestibular and spinal nerves.
vibraphones
vibraphones
noun
plural of vibraphone
vibraphonist
vibraphonist
noun
Someone who plays the vibraphone.
vibroscope
vibroscope
noun
An instrument for observing or tracing vibrations.