(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.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
advisory
advisory
adj
Able to give advice.
Containing advice; advising.
akimovsky
anticonservatively
anticorrosively
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
arthrosynovitis
arthrosynovitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint
associatively
associatively
adv
In an associative way.
associativity
associativity
noun
(algebra) The condition of being associative.
(programming) The property of an operator which determines how it is grouped with operators of the same precedence in the absence of parentheses.
assortatively
assortatively
adv
In an assortative way.
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avoyership
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
bolshevistically
bonnyvis
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
civilisatory
clairvoyances
clairvoyances
noun
plural of clairvoyance
clairvoyancies
clairvoyants
clairvoyants
noun
plural of clairvoyant
cockeysville
coextensively
coextensively
adv
To the same extent.
cognoscitively
cognoscitively
adv
In a cognoscitive manner.
cohesively
cohesively
adv
In a cohesive manner
collectivistically
collectivistically
adv
In a collectivistic manner.
collusively
collusively
adv
in a collusive manner; fraudulently through collusion
combustively
commiseratively
commiseratively
adv
In a commiserative manner.
commissively
commissively
adv
In a commissive manner.
compassivity
compensatively
compensatively
adv
In a compensative manner; compensatorily
compositively
compositively
adv
In a compositive manner.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
compressively
compressively
adv
In a compressive way.
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsively
compulsively
adv
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
concessively
concessively
adv
By way of concession.
conclusively
conclusively
adv
In a conclusive manner; with finality.
concussively
concussively
adv
In a concussive manner.
condescensively
consecutively
consecutively
adv
In a consecutive manner; without interruption.
consentively
conservatively
conservatively
adv
In a conservative manner
consideratively
constitutively
constitutively
adv
(biochemistry, of a metabolic process) at a constant rate regardless of physiological demand
in a constitutive manner
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
consultatively
consultatively
adv
In a consultative manner.
consultively
consummatively
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contradistinctively
contradistinctively
adv
in contradistinction
contrastively
contrastively
adv
In a contrastive manner.
controversially
controversially
adv
In a controversial manner.
conversationally
conversationally
adv
In a conversational manner
conversibility
conversionary
conversionary
adj
Relating to, or leading to conversion
conveyorise
conveyorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conveyorize.
conveyorised
conveyorised
adj
(UK) Alternative spelling of conveyorized
verb
(UK) simple past tense and past participle of conveyorise
conveyorises
conveyorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorise
conveyorizes
conveyorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorize
convulsibility
convulsionary
convulsionary
adj
Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive.
noun
A convulsionist.
convulsively
convulsively
adv
In a convulsive manner.
corresponsively
corresponsively
adv
In a corresponsive manner.
corrosively
corrosively
adv
In a corrosive manner.
corrosivity
corrosivity
noun
Corrosiveness, especially when related to water.
cosovereignty
cosovereignty
noun
joint sovereignty; a situation where there is more than one sovereign over a territory
costively
costively
adv
In a costive manner.
covinously
covinously
adv
In a covinous manner.
cropseyville
cryptovolcanism
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
declivitously
demonstratively
demonstratively
adv
In a demonstrative manner.
dermosynovitis
deviously
deviously
adv
In a devious manner.
disadvantageously
disadvantageously
adv
In a disadvantageous manner.
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
disavowedly
discoursively
discoursively
adv
Discursively.
In a reasoning manner; by way of conversation or discourse.
discoverability
discoverability
noun
The condition of being discoverable
discoverably
discoverably
adv
In a discoverable way.
discovery
discovery
noun
(countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
(law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(uncountable) The discovering of new things.
Something discovered.
dispositively
dispositively
adv
(obsolete) In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral disposition.
dissolvability
dissolvability
noun
Capacity of being dissolved; solubility.
dissolveability
dissolvingly
dissolvingly
adv
So as to dissolve or disappear gradually.
diversionary
diversionary
adj
That serves as a diversion.
diversory
diversory
adj
Tending to divert; causing diversion.
noun
(obsolete, rare) A wayside inn.
divisionally
divisionally
adv
In a divisional manner; in terms of divisions.
divisionary
divisionary
adj
divisional
divisory
divisory
adj
Serving to divide or split apart.
dorsiventrality
dorsiventrality
noun
The quality of being dorsiventral.
dorsiventrally
dorsiventrally
adv
Alternative form of dorsoventrally
dorsocervically
dorsoventrality
dorsoventrality
noun
Alternative form of dorsiventrality
dostoyevski
dovyalis
enviously
enviously
adv
in an envious manner or to an envious degree
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
epididymovasostomy
epididymovasostomy
noun
(surgery) Anastomosis of the vas deferens to the epididymis.
erosivity
erosivity
noun
A measure of the potential ability of soil, regolith, or other weathered material to be eroded by rain, wind, or surface runoff.
evolutionistically
evolutionistically
adv
In an evolutionistic manner
explosively
explosively
adv
In an explosive manner.
expositively
expostulatively
expostulatively
adv
In an expostulative manner.
extorsively
extorsively
adv
In an extorsive manner; extortionately.
extroversively
extroversively
adv
In an extroversive manner.
fortyfives
frivolously
frivolously
adv
In a frivolous manner
galvanolysis
galvanoplastically
galvanoplastically
adv
By means of, or in terms 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.
gaylordsville
grievously
grievously
adv
In a grievous manner, severely.
herbivorously
herbivorously
adv
in a herbivorous manner
hydropositive
hydropositive
adj
Attracted to water.
hygroexpansivity
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperconservative
hyperconservative
adj
Extremely conservative.
hyperconservatively
hyperconservativeness
hyperdivision
hyperdivision
noun
Extreme or excessive division.
hyperemotiveness
hyperobtrusive
hyperobtrusive
adj
Extremely obtrusive.
hyperobtrusively
hyperobtrusiveness
hyperovarianism
hyperovarism
hypersalivation
hypersalivation
noun
(medicine) An excessive flow of saliva
hypervenosity
hyperviscosity
hyperviscosity
noun
Increased viscosity, especially of the blood.
hyperviscous
hyperviscous
adj
Excessively viscous.
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
hypervoluminous
hypophyseoprivic
hypophyseoprivous
hyposensitive
hyposensitive
adj
Having abnormally low sensitivity.
hyposensitivity
hyposensitivity
noun
A lower than normal sensitivity (to a stimulus or an allergen).
hypotensive
hypotensive
adj
Having hypotension.
Producing hypotension.
noun
A drug that lowers the blood pressure as its principal intended effect; a drug taken to treat hypertension.
A person with hypotension.
Any drug that lowers the blood pressure.
hypotensives
hypotensives
noun
plural of hypotensive
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.
imperviously
imperviously
adv
In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.