(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.
advertorial
advertorial
noun
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
aftervision
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
alleviatory
alleviatory
adj
alleviative
alternativo
ameliorativ
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antierosive
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
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
assortative
assortative
adj
Characterized by assorting.
averroistic
averroistic
Adjective
Of or relating to Averroism.
bartonville
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
boviculture
boviculture
noun
The rearing and care of cattle.
castroville
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
cohortative
cohortative
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to express plea, insistence, imploring, self-encouragement, wish, desire, intent, command, purpose, or consequence.
Encouraging.
noun
(grammar) The cohortative mood.
coinventors
coinventors
noun
plural of coinventor
coinvestors
coinvestors
noun
plural of coinvestor
colourative
colourative
adj
Rare spelling of colorative.
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
contractive
contractive
adj
Able to contract; contractile
contrastive
contrastive
adj
Contrasting.
contrivable
contrivable
adj
Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
contrivance
contrivance
noun
A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
Something overly artful or artificial.
contrivedly
contrivedly
adv
In a contrived manner.
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
cooperative
cooperative
adj
Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
noun
A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.
corporative
corporative
adj
pertaining to a corporation; corporate
pertaining to corporativism (also called corporatism); based on collective action or responsibility; especially of a state governed by or structured into separate bodies of classes, professions etc.
correctives
correctives
noun
plural of corrective
correlative
correlative
adj
Mutually related; corresponding.
noun
(formal) Either of two correlative things.
(grammar) A pro-form; a non-personal pronominal, proadjectival, or proadverbial form
coruscative
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
countervair
countervair
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
cristivomer
deactivator
deactivator
noun
A chamber filled with iron filings or other material used to remove excess oxygen or other substances from water.
Any device used to deactivate something.
decurvation
deformative
dehortative
dehortative
adj
dissuasive
denervation
denervation
noun
(medicine) The removal or blocking of a nerve connection to tissue, such as by surgical or chemical means
depravation
depravation
noun
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
deprevation
deprivation
deprivation
noun
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
(followed by “of”) lack
(uncountable) The state of being deprived
derivations
derivations
noun
plural of derivation
detrivorous
detrivorous
adj
Alternative form of detritivorous
devotionary
divorcement
divorcement
noun
(figuratively, psychology) Complete detachment or disunion.
(obsolete) Divorce; dissolution of a marriage.
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
efformative
eigenvector
eigenvector
noun
(linear algebra) given a linear transformation A, a vector x such that Ax=𝜆x for some scalar 𝜆
(linear algebra) specifically, given a matrix A, the eigenvector of the transformation "left-side multiplication by A"
elaborative
elaborative
adj
Serving to elaborate.
enervations
enervations
noun
plural of enervation
enteroviral
enteroviral
adj
relating to an enterovirus
enterovirus
enterovirus
noun
Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
environment
environment
noun
(computing) The set of variables and their values in a namespace that an operating system associates with a process.
(computing) The software and/or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
(programming) The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
The natural world or ecosystem.
The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
erosivities
erosivities
noun
plural of erosivity
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.
evaporative
evaporative
adj
Of, pertaining to, producing, or produced by evaporation.
eventration
eventration
noun
(medicine) A large wound in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.
(medicine) A tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.
The act of disembowelling.
eviscerator
eviscerator
noun
A device for eviscerating something.
Someone who eviscerates, whether physically or metaphorically.
excurvation
exhortative
exhortative
adj
(comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
(grammar, not comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
noun
The exhortative mood.
exonerative
exonerative
adj
Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate.
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
extorsively
extorsively
adv
In an extorsive manner; extortionately.
extraviolet
extraviolet
adj
(obsolete) ultraviolet
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
forestville
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
formicative
fosterville
frivolities
frivolities
noun
plural of frivolity
herbivority
herbivority
noun
herbivorousness
hortatively
hortatively
adv
In a hortative way.
hortonville
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
improvident
improvident
adj
failing to provide for the future; reckless
incautious; prone to rashness
improvisate
improvisate
adj
unpremeditated; impromptu
verb
To improvise; to extemporize.
inconverted
inconverted
adj
(archaic) Not turned or changed about.
informative
informative
adj
(in standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
(obsolete) Formative; having power to form.
Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
innervation
innervation
noun
Special activity excited in any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life, and the functions of the various organs.
The act of innervating or stimulating.
The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts.
inobservant
inobservant
adj
Not observant; heedless.
inobtrusive
inobtrusive
adj
inconspicuous; unobtrusive
inoperative
inoperative
adj
(law) No longer legally binding.
Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
insectivora
insectivore
insectivore
noun
(zoology, dated) mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.
Insect-eating animal or plant.
insectivory
insectivory
noun
The activity of eating insects
The condition of being an insectivore
interdevour
interdevour
verb
(rare) Of many people, creatures etc.: to devour each other.
interstrove
intervenors
intervenors
noun
plural of intervenor
interventor
interventor
noun
(US) A mine inspector.
One who intervenes; a mediator, especially one designated by a church to reconcile parties and unite them in the choice of officers.
intervolute
intervolved
intervolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intervolve
intraoctave
intraoctave
adj
Within an octave.
intravenous
intravenous
adj
Inside the veins.
noun
(medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
introactive
introverted
introverted
adj
(poetry, literature) Arranged so that two similar words, lines, etc. form the middle of the structure.
(psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an introvert: thoughtful, reflective.
Thinking about internal or spiritual matters.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of introvert
inventorial
inventorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an inventory.
inventoried
inventoried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inventory
inventories
inventories
noun
plural of inventory
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inventory
inventurous
invigorated
invigorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of invigorate
invigorates
invigorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invigorate
involucrate
involucrate
adj
(botany) Having an involucre; involucred.
isovalerate
isovalerate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of isovaleric acid.
jovicentric
jovicentric
adj
(astronomy) Revolving around the planet Jupiter; appearing as viewed from Jupiter.
mantorville
mantorville
Proper noun
a small city in Minnesota, USA
meliorative
meliorative
adj
That meliorates; curative, salutary.
mordicative
mordicative
adj
Biting; corrosive.
nervimotion
nervimotion
noun
(physiology) The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves.
nervosities
nervosities
noun
plural of nervosity
nervuration
neuroactive
neuroactive
adj
That acts on the central nervous system.
nonabortive
nonabortive
adj
Not abortive.
noncreative
noncreative
Adjective
Not creative.
noncurative
noncurative
adj
Not curative.
noneruptive
noneruptive
adj
Not eruptive.
nonexertive
nonfavorite
nonfavorite
adj
Not favorite.
noninverted
noninverted
adj
Not inverted.
nonreactive
nonreactive
adj
That will not react.
nonrelative
nonrelative
adj
Alternative spelling of non-relative
nonrotative
nonrotative
adj
Not rotative.
nonseverity
nonveracity
nonvertical
nonvertical
adj
Not vertical
nonvirulent
nonvirulent
adj
Not virulent.
nonvitreous
nonvitreous
adj
Not vitreous.
normatively
normatively
adv
In a normative manner or context.
nortonville
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
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.
odorivector
odorivector
noun
A material that emits an odor.
oliversmith
operatively
operatively
adv
In an operative manner.
operativity
operativity
noun
operativeness
orientative
orientative
adj
(grammar) Transmitting the sense of orientation towards an entity.
Serving to orient or orientate.
originative
originative
adj
That originates; creative
outdelivers
outdelivers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdeliver