(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
antivermicular
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
argumentativeness
argumentativeness
noun
the state of being argumentative
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
assumptiveness
augmentative
augmentative
adj
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
noun
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
automanipulative
bonaventurism
calumniative
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
centumvirate
centumvirate
noun
A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
cimcumvention
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
circumnavigate
circumnavigate
verb
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
circumventable
circumventable
adj
Capable of being circumvented.
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
circumventer
circumventer
noun
Alternative form of circumventor
circumventing
circumventing
verb
present participle of circumvent
circumvention
circumvention
noun
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
circumventions
circumventions
noun
plural of circumvention
circumventive
circumventive
adj
evading or overcoming some protective measure.
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
circumvents
circumvents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent
communicative
communicative
adj
Eager to communicate; talkative.
communicatively
communicatively
adv
In a communicative manner.
communicativeness
communicativeness
noun
The state or quality of being communicative.
communitive
communitive
adj
Relating to community.
compulsiveness
compulsiveness
noun
the state of being compulsive
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
connexivum
connexivum
noun
The banded or spotted border of the abdomen of various insects
conservatorium
conservatorium
noun
(music) conservatory
consummative
consummative
adj
Serving to consummate or complete.
consummatively
consummativeness
consummativeness
noun
The quality of being consummative.
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptiveness
consumptiveness
noun
The state of being consumptive.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
counterinvestment
counterinvestment
noun
Synonym of countercathexis
countermoving
countermoving
adj
That moves in opposition or retaliation
verb
present participle of countermove
culminative
cumulativeness
cumulativeness
noun
The state or quality of being cumulative.
demiculverin
demiculverin
noun
(now historical) A medium cannon, slightly larger than a saker and smaller than a culverin.
denumerantive
denumerative
deorsumversion
deorsumversion
noun
(medicine) lowering of the eyes; downward gaze
diminutive
diminutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
(obsolete) Serving to diminish.
noun
(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
diminutively
diminutively
adv
In a diminutive manner.
diminutiveness
diminutiveness
noun
The state or quality of being diminutive.
diminutives
diminutives
noun
plural of diminutive
diminutivize
diminutivize
verb
(linguistics, transitive) to turn into a diminutive
divulgement
divulgement
noun
The act of divulging (communicating or revealing information).
enumerative
enumerative
adj
Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration
equivoluminal
equivoluminal
adj
Having an equal volume or capacity
evangeliarium
evangelistarium
evangelium
evolutionism
evolutionism
noun
(countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
(uncountable) The advocacy of Darwinian evolution by natural selection (Darwinism).
(uncountable) The belief in the universal presence of evolution.
excommunicative
excommunicative
adj
Relating to excommunication.
ferrovanadium
ferrovanadium
noun
An alloy of iron and up to 55% vanadium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
fluviomarine
fluviomarine
adj
(geology) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea.
haemagglutinative
haemagglutinative
adj
Alternative form of hemagglutinative
hemagglutinative
hemagglutinative
adj
Of or relating to hemagglutination.
humansville
hypervoluminous
ignivomousness
illuminative
illuminative
adj
of, capable of, or causing illumination
immunoreactive
immunoreactive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
noun
Any substance that causes an immune reaction.
immunoreactivity
immunoreactivity
noun
A measure of the immune reaction caused by an antigen.
immunosuppressive
immunosuppressive
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) Having the capability to suppress the immune system, capable of immunosuppression.
noun
(pharmacology, immunology) An agent which is capable of immunosuppression.
imperviousness
imperviousness
noun
the state of being impervious
impulsiveness
impulsiveness
noun
The quality of being impulsive.
impulsivenesses
impulsivenesses
noun
plural of impulsiveness
impunitive
impunitive
adj
Relating to impunity
imputativeness
imputativeness
noun
The quality of being imputative.
incommunicative
incommunicative
adj
Uncommunicative.
incommunicatively
incommunicatively
adv
In an incommunicative way.
incommunicativeness
incommunicativeness
noun
The state or condition of being incommunicative.
instrumentative
insubmissive
insubmissive
Adjective
Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient
intercommunicative
intercommunicative
adj
Relating to intercommunication.
intervallum
intervallum
noun
An interval.
intervenium
inverisimilitude
inverisimilitude
noun
Lack of verisimilitude or likelihood; improbability.
juvenilism
juvenilism
noun
juvenile behaviour; immaturity
lautenclavicymbal
luminative
macroevolution
macroevolution
noun
Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.
macroevolutionary
macroevolutionary
adj
Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution
maneuverabilities
maneuverabilities
noun
plural of maneuverability
maneuverability
maneuverability
noun
Alternative spelling of manoeuvrability
maneuvering
maneuvering
noun
(US, gerund of maneuver) An act in which something or someone maneuvers
verb
(US) present participle of maneuver
maneuvrability
maneuvrability
noun
Alternative form of manoeuvrability
maneuvring
maneuvring
noun
Alternative form of maneuvering
verb
present participle of maneuvre
manipulative
manipulative
adj
(derogatory) Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.
Tending to manipulate.
Using manipulation purposefully.
noun
(mathematics) A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.
manipulatively
manipulatively
adv
In a manipulative manner.
manoeuvering
manoeuvering
noun
gerund of manoeuver; an act in which something or someone manoeuvers
verb
present participle of manoeuver
manoeuvreing
manoeuvring
manoeuvring
noun
A manoeuvre.
verb
present participle of manoeuvre
manuductive
manumissive
manumissive
adj
Of or relating to manumission.
manumotive
manumotive
adj
(archaic) Which can be moved by hand.
maugansville
mauvein
mauveine
mauveine
noun
A purple dye, the first synthetic organic dye created.
mauvine
mauvine
noun
(organic chemistry) A mauve pigment obtained from aniline.
mccutchenville
mendelevium
mendelevium
noun
(chemistry) A transuranic chemical element (symbol Md, formerly Mv) with atomic number 101.
mendeleviums
mensurative
mensurative
adj
Relating to mensuration or measurement.
microevolution
microevolution
noun
Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over a few generations); also known as change at or below the species level.
microevolutionary
microevolutionary
adj
Of or pertaining to microevolution
milliequivalent
milliequivalent
noun
(chemistry) One thousandth of an equivalent
minisurvey
minisurvey
noun
A small or short survey.
minisurveys
minisurveys
noun
plural of minisurvey
misadventure
misadventure
noun
An accidental mishap or misfortune.
misadventurer
misadventurer
noun
One who experiences misadventures.
misadventures
misadventures
noun
plural of misadventure
misadventurous
misadventurous
Adjective
unfortunate
misadventurously
misadventurously
adv
In a misadventurous manner.
misaventeur
mischievousness
mischievousness
noun
The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.
mischievousnesses
mischievousnesses
noun
plural of mischievousness
misconstructive
misconstructive
adj
Being or relating to a misconstruction.
misevaluation
misevaluation
noun
Inaccurate or incorrect evaluation.
misinstructive
misinstructive
adj
Constituting misinstruction; instructing wrongly.
misventure
misventure
noun
(archaic) misadventure
misventurous
misventurous
adj
(obsolete) Not adventurous; timid.
(obsolete) Subject to misventure; unfortunate.
montoursville
moundsville
moundville
mullinville
multileaving
multinervate
multinervose
multivalence
multivalence
noun
The quality of being multivalent.
multivalency
multivalency
noun
The property of being multivalent.
multivalent
multivalent
adj
(art) Having many kinds of value.
(chemistry) Having more than one valency or having a valency greater than 3; polyvalent.
(genetics) Having three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.
(grammar) Able to bind to different parts of speech.
(immunology) Having more than one attachment site for an antibody or antigen.
Having many meanings.
noun
(genetics) Any multivalent chromosome.
multivalents
multivalents
noun
plural of multivalent
multivane
multivane
adj
Of or pertaining to multiple vanes.
multiversant
multiversant
adj
Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean.