(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.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
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.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
bartonville
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
boviculture
boviculture
noun
The rearing and care of cattle.
contrivable
contrivable
adj
Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
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.
convertibly
convertibly
adv
in a convertible manner
covibration
elaborative
elaborative
adj
Serving to elaborate.
herbivority
herbivority
noun
herbivorousness
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
inobservant
inobservant
adj
Not observant; heedless.
inobtrusive
inobtrusive
adj
inconspicuous; unobtrusive
nonabortive
nonabortive
adj
Not abortive.
nonvibrator
objurgative
objurgative
adj
That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
obscurative
obscurative
adj
Tending to obscure; making something unclear or abstruse.
observation
observation
noun
(stochastics) A realization of a random variable.
A judgement based on observing.
A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
A remark or comment.
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence.
The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
observative
observative
adj
observant; watchful
obstructive
obstructive
adj
Causing obstructions.
noun
One who obstructs something.
obtrusively
obtrusively
adv
In an obtrusive manner.
ovariotubal
overability
overabstain
overbeating
overbeating
verb
present participle of overbeat
overbetting
overbetting
verb
present participle of overbet
overinhibit
overobesity
oversubtile
oversubtile
adj
Excessively subtile.
preobviated
probatively
prohibitive
prohibitive
adj
(Of a contender in a competition): presumptive winner, likely winner.
Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
noun
(grammar) A negative imperative.
provability
provability
noun
The condition of being provable
reprobative
reprobative
adj
Expressing, or pertaining to, reprobation.
revibration
revocabilty
subornative
subornative
adj
Of or pertaining to subornation
subvitreous
subvitreous
adj
(mineralogy) Having an almost vitreous lustre.
tuboovarial
tuboovarian
turbotville
unobtrusive
unobtrusive
adj
Not noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.
unprobative
verberation
verberation
noun
The act of verberating; a beating or striking.
The impulse of a body which causes sound.
verbosities
verbosities
noun
plural of verbosity
vibrational
vibrational
adj
Of or pertaining to vibration.
vibratoless
vibratoless
adj
(music) Without vibrato.
vibromotive
vibromotive
adj
Relating to vibratory motion.
vitrobasalt
volborthite
volborthite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing copper and vanadium.