(fencing) An action to seize the opponent's blade in one line and lead it (without losing contact) through a full circle to end in the same line.
(military) An offensive action in which an attacking force moves over or around the enemy and attacks from the rear; see also pincer movement.
That which envelops; a covering.
The act of enveloping.
envelopments
envelopments
noun
plural of envelopment
epididymovasostomy
epididymovasostomy
noun
(surgery) Anastomosis of the vas deferens to the epididymis.
eprouvette
eprouvette
noun
A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.
evansport
evaporability
evaporability
noun
Capability of evaporating.
evaporate
evaporate
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) to disappear; to escape or pass off without effect
(transitive) to expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion
(transitive, figuratively) to give vent to; to dissipate
(transitive, intransitive) to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
evaporated
evaporated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of evaporate
evaporates
evaporates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evaporate
evaporating
evaporating
verb
present participle of evaporate
evaporation
evaporation
noun
(archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.
The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
evaporative
evaporative
adj
Of, pertaining to, producing, or produced by evaporation.
evaporatively
evaporatively
adv
In an evaporative manner
Regarding evaporation
evaporativity
evaporativity
noun
The quality or degree of being evaporative.
evaporator
evaporator
noun
A piece of equipment used to evaporate the solvent from a solution.
The part of a refrigerator that absorbs heat by evaporating a refrigerant.
evaporators
evaporators
noun
plural of evaporator
evaporimeter
evaporimeter
noun
An atmometer
evaporite
evaporite
noun
The salty, crusty sediment that remains after sea water evaporates.
evaporitic
evaporitic
adj
Of or pertaining to an evaporite
evaporometer
evaporometer
noun
An instrument for measuring evaporation; an atmometer.
evapotranspiration
evapotranspiration
noun
The transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.
eversporting
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
exploitative
exploitative
adj
(ecology, of competition) Wherein one organism reduces a resource to the point of affecting other organisms.
(more generally) Of or relating to exploitation.
In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something
exploitatively
exploitatively
adv
In an exploitative manner.
exploitive
exploitive
adj
Exploitative: taking advantage of someone
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
exploratively
exploratively
adv
In an explorative way or fashion.
explorativeness
explorativeness
noun
The condition of being explorative
expositive
expositive
adj
That explains; expository
expositively
expostulative
expostulative
adj
Synonym of expostulatory
expostulatively
expostulatively
adv
In an expostulative manner.
exteroceptive
exteroceptive
adj
(anatomy) That responds to external stimuli
extrapolative
extrapolative
adj
That serves to extrapolate
extraprovincial
extraprovincial
adj
Outside a province.
extrospective
extrospective
adj
Involving extrospection.
flavoprotein
flavoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases
galvanopuncture
galvanopuncture
noun
(medicine) electropuncture
galvanotherapy
galvanotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by means of galvanism
geopositive
geopositive
adj
Having a positive geotropic response.
hamptonville
hepatoflavin
hepatoflavin
noun
(biochemistry, rare) A derivative of vitamin B which prevents skin lesions and weight loss.
hoverport
hoverport
noun
A terminal for hovercraft.
hydropositive
hydropositive
adj
Attracted to water.
hygroexpansivity
hypercivilization
hypercivilization
noun
The state of being hypercivilized.
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperconservative
hyperconservative
adj
Extremely conservative.
hyperconservatively
hyperconservativeness
hyperemotive
hyperemotive
adj
hyperemotional
hyperemotively
hyperemotiveness
hyperemotivity
hyperemotivity
noun
The quality of being hyperemotive.
hyperinvolution
hyperobtrusive
hyperobtrusive
adj
Extremely obtrusive.
hyperobtrusively
hyperobtrusiveness
hypersalivation
hypersalivation
noun
(medicine) An excessive flow of saliva
hypervelocity
hypervelocity
adj
Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
noun
(astronomy) A velocity greater than escape velocity.
A hypersonic velocity.
A very high velocity.
hypervenosity
hyperventilation
hyperventilation
noun
(medicine) the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary
hyperviscosity
hyperviscosity
noun
Increased viscosity, especially of the blood.
hypervitalization
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
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
hypothecative
hypothecative
adj
hypothecatory
hypovanadate
impersonative
impositive
impoverishment
impoverishment
noun
The action of impoverishing someone.
The state of being impoverished.
impoverishments
impoverishments
noun
plural of impoverishment
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
improvement
improvement
noun
(Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
(in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
Increase; growth; progress; advance.
Something which is improved
The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
The state of being improved; betterment; advance
improvements
improvements
noun
plural of improvement
improvident
improvident
adj
failing to provide for the future; reckless
incautious; prone to rashness
improvidentially
improvidentially
adv
improvidently
improvidently
improvidently
adv
In an improvident manner.
improvisate
improvisate
adj
unpremeditated; impromptu
verb
To improvise; to extemporize.
improvisatize
improvisatize
verb
(rare, obsolete) To improvise; to extemporize.
improvisatore
improvisatore
noun
(poetry) An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
improvisatorize
improvisatrice
improvisatrice
noun
A female improvisatore.
improvvisatore
improvvisatore
noun
Alternative form of improvisatore
incorporative
incorporative
adj
(grammar) Polysynthetic.
That serves to incorporate.
incorruptive
incorruptive
adj
(archaic) incorruptible; not liable to decay
inoperative
inoperative
adj
(law) No longer legally binding.
Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
inoperativeness
inoperativeness
noun
The state or condition of being inoperative; nonfunction.
interoceptive
interoceptive
adj
Of or pertaining to interoception or an interoceptor.
interpolative
interpolative
adj
Of or pertaining to interpolation.
interpolatively
interpolatively
adv
In an interpolative manner.
interprovincial
interprovincial
adj
Occurring or existing between provinces
interresponsive
introceptive
intropulsive
intropunitive
intropunitive
adj
(psychology) Tending to punish oneself.
introspective
introspective
adj
Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.
introspectively
introspectively
adv
In an introspective manner.
introspectiveness
introspectiveness
noun
The state of being introspective.
introspectivism
introspectivist
irreproductive
ivorytype
ivorytype
noun
(photography, dated) A picture produced by superposing a tinted translucent print upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colours.
juxtapositive
juxtapositive
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical case expressing position beside something.
Relating to juxtaposition.
lithophotogravure
locodescriptive
locodescriptive
adj
Describing a place.
lovepot
maldevelopment
maldevelopment
noun
The state of an organism or an organisation that did not develop in the "normal" way (used in medicine, e.g. "brain maldevelopment of a fetus").
Under the philosophy of sustainable development, poor economic, human or social development.
mechanoreceptive
mechanoreceptive
adj
Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch
misimprovement
misimprovement
noun
Ill use or employment; use for a bad purpose.
myeloproliferative
myeloproliferative
adj
(medicine) of or pertaining to the presence of an abnormal proliferation of myelopoietic cells (from bone marrow)
neutroceptive
neutropassive
neutropassive
adj
(grammar) The past perfect tense of a neuter (intransitive) verb which is formed by a passive participle.
nociceptive
nociceptive
adj
(physiology) Relating to the perception or sensation of pain.