(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviations
abbreviations
noun
plural of abbreviation
abbreviator
abbreviator
noun
(Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
A person who abbreviates or shortens.
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
absolvitor
absolvitor
noun
(Scotland, law) A decision or decree made by a court in favour of the defendant in a given action; dismissal.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
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.
adverbiation
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antivibrator
antivibrator
noun
A device attached to a vehicle or machine, etc. to reduce vibrations.
antivibratory
antivibratory
adj
preventing or reducing vibrations
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
arborvitae
arborvitae
noun
(anatomy) The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.
Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
bacteriosolvent
bartonsville
bartonville
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
berkovtsi
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
bioenvironmental
bioenvironmental
adj
Of or pertaining to the interactions between the environment and living organisms
bioenvironmentaly
bivector
bivector
noun
(mathematics) An antisymmetric tensor of second rank.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bolivarite
bolivarite
Noun
An amorphous mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
bonaventurism
bovarist
bovaristic
boviculture
boviculture
noun
The rearing and care of cattle.
bravoite
brevifoliate
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brevirostral
brevirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a short beak or bill
brevirostrate
brevirostrate
adj
Short-beaked; having a short bill.
brevirostrines
bristolville
burtonsville
calciovolborthite
calciovolborthite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with chemical formula CaCuVO₄(OH), closely related to volborthite.
cervicobregmatic
cervicobregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anterior fontanelle and the junction of the neck with the floor of the mouth.
collaborative
collaborative
adj
Of, relating to, or done by collaboration.
noun
(management) An organized group of people or entities who collaborate towards a particular goal
collaboratively
collaboratively
adv
characterized or done by collaboration.
collaborativeness
collaborativeness
noun
quality of being collaborative
contributive
contributive
adj
Tending to contribute; making a contribution
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
contributiveness
contributiveness
noun
The quality of being contributive.
contrivable
contrivable
adj
Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
controvertibility
controvertible
controvertible
adj
Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.
controvertibly
controvertibly
adv
In a controvertible manner.
conversationable
conversationable
adj
Synonym of conversable (“able and inclined to engage in conversation”)
conversibility
convertibility
convertibility
noun
The quality of a currency of being exchangeable for gold or other currencies
The quality of being convertible
convertible
convertible
adj
(finance) Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
(historical numismatics) Able to be exchanged for specie.
(logic) Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
(numismatics) Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
(obsolete) Able to be easily digested.
(obsolete) Able to be turned in a different direction.
(vehicles) Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
Able to be turned to a different purpose.
Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
noun
(computing) A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
(dated, in the plural) Interchangeable things or terms.
(finance) A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
convertibleness
convertibleness
noun
The state of being convertible; convertibility.
convertibles
convertibles
noun
plural of convertible
convertibly
convertibly
adv
in a convertible manner
corbettsville
corroborative
corroborative
adj
Serving to corroborate
noun
(dated) a medical tonic; a corroborant
corroboratively
corroboratively
adv
In a corroborative manner.
countervibration
covibrate
covibration
craniovertebral
craniovertebral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cranium and vertebrae.
cubicontravariant
cubicovariant
cubicovariant
noun
(mathematics) a covariant of a cubic form
disapprobative
disapprobative
adj
disapproving
discoverability
discoverability
noun
The condition of being discoverable
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
driveboat
drivebolt
drivebolt
noun
A drift; a tool for setting bolts home.
elaborative
elaborative
adj
Serving to elaborate.
elaboratively
elaboratively
adv
In an elaborative manner.
evaporability
evaporability
noun
Capability of evaporating.
favorability
favorability
noun
Something which is favorable
The quality or degree of being viewed favorably
flavobacteria
flavobacteria
noun
plural of flavobacterium
flavobacterium
flavobacterium
noun
Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
governability
governability
noun
The ability to be governed.
herbivority
herbivority
noun
herbivorousness
hyperobtrusive
hyperobtrusive
adj
Extremely obtrusive.
hyperobtrusively
hyperobtrusiveness
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
improvability
improvability
noun
The condition of being improvable
incontrovertibility
incontrovertibility
noun
The state or characteristic of being incontrovertible, of not being debatable; incontestability.
incontrovertible
incontrovertible
adj
Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning.
incontrovertibleness
incontrovertibleness
noun
The quality of being incontrovertible.
incontrovertibly
incontrovertibly
adv
In an incontrovertible manner; in a manner not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed.
inconversibility
inconvertibilities
inconvertibilities
noun
plural of inconvertibility
inconvertibility
inconvertibility
noun
The condition of being inconvertible
inconvertible
inconvertible
adj
Not convertible
inconvertibleness
inconvertibleness
noun
The quality of being inconvertible.
inconvertibly
inconvertibly
adv
In an inconvertible manner.
inobservant
inobservant
adj
Not observant; heedless.
inobservantly
inobservantly
adv
In an inobservant manner.
inobservantness
inobservation
inobservation
noun
Neglect or want of observation.
inobtrusive
inobtrusive
adj
inconspicuous; unobtrusive
inobtrusively
inobtrusively
adv
In an inobtrusive manner.
inobtrusiveness
inobtrusiveness
noun
The quality of being inobtrusive.
interconvertibility
interconvertibility
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is interconvertible
(uncountable) The condition of being interconvertible
interconvertible
interconvertible
adj
That can be interconverted
interconvertibly
interconvertibly
adv
In an interconvertible manner.
interobjective
interobjective
adj
Between objects.
introconvertibility
introconvertible
introversibility
introversible
inventoriable
inventoriable
adj
(accounting) Of costs: being those directly associated with the manufacture of products to be sold.
Able to be held in an inventory.
irremovability
irremovability
noun
the quality or state of being irremovable
irresolvability
irresolvability
noun
the quality of being irresolvable
irrevocability
irrevocability
noun
Something irrevocable.
The state or condition of being irrevocable.
ischiovertebral
ischiovertebral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ischium and vertebrae.
labiovelarisation
labiovelarization
laryngovestibulitis
malobservation
malobservation
noun
An erroneous observation.
multivibrator
multivibrator
noun
(electronics) An electronic circuit used to implement a variety of simple two-state systems such as oscillators, timers, and flip-flops.
nonabortive
nonabortive
adj
Not abortive.
nonabortively
nonabortiveness
nonabsorptive
nonabsorptive
adj
Not absorptive
nonattributive
nonattributive
adj
Not attributive.
nonattributively
nonattributiveness
noncollaborative
noncollaborative
Adjective
Not collaborative.
noncontributive
noncontributive
adj
That involves no contributions
noncontributively
noncontributiveness
nonconvertibility
nonconvertibility
noun
(usually finance) The quality of being nonconvertible; the lack of an ability to be exchanged for an equivalent.
nonconvertible
nonconvertible
adj
Not convertible; that cannot be exchanged for an equivalent.