(medicine) Any of a family of glycoprotein lectins found in the jack bean
concessively
concessively
adv
By way of concession.
conciliative
conciliative
adj
conciliatory
conclusively
conclusively
adv
In a conclusive manner; with finality.
concordville
concretively
concretively
adv
In a concretive manner.
concussively
concussively
adv
In a concussive manner.
condensative
condensative
adj
That tends to condense
condititivia
conductively
conductively
adv
By means of conduction
In a conductive manner
conductivity
conductivity
noun
(physics) The reciprocal of resistivity
The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound
confervalike
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
congregative
congregative
adj
That congregates
conjunctivae
conjunctivae
noun
plural of conjunctiva
conjunctival
conjunctival
adj
(relational) Of or relating to the conjunctiva.
Serving to join or connect.
conjunctivas
conjunctives
conjunctives
noun
plural of conjunctive
connectively
connectively
adv
by union or conjunction
in a connective manner
jointly
connectivity
connectivity
noun
(countable, mathematics) In a graph, a measure of concatenated adjacency (the number of ways that points are connected to each other)
(telecommunications) The ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
(uncountable) The state of being connected
connersville
conscriptive
conscriptive
adj
(law) Produced through the compulsory participation of the accused; violating the accused's right to avoid self-incrimination.
Chosen; adopted.
Compulsory; required.
Pertaining to conscription.
Restrictive; constricting.
consecrative
consecrative
adj
Relating to consecration.
consecutives
consecutives
noun
plural of consecutive
consentively
conservation
conservation
noun
(biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
(biology) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources
(culture) The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts
(physics) lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system (conservation of energy, mass, momentum, electric charge, subatomic particles, and fundamental symmetries)
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Wise use of natural resources.
conservatism
conservatism
noun
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
A risk-averse attitude or approach.
conservatist
conservative
conservative
adj
(Britain, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
(Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
(US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
(clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
(medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
(physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
Based on pessimistic assumptions.
Cautious, moderate.
Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
Tending to resist change or innovation.
noun
(US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
(US, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.
(US, social sciences) A social conservative.
(politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
conservatize
conservatize
verb
To make or become conservative.
conservatrix
conservatrix
noun
A female conservator.
consociative
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
constitutive
constitutive
adj
(biochemistry) (of an enzyme) that is continuously produced at a constant rate
extremely important, essential
having the power or authority to appoint someone to office
having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something
that forms a constituent part of something else
constrictive
constrictive
adj
That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction
constructive
constructive
adj
(law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
Relating to or causing construction.
consultative
consultative
adj
That gives advice or consultation; advisory.
consultively
consummative
consummative
adj
Serving to consummate or complete.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
continuative
continuative
adj
(linguistics) durative.
Of or pertaining to continuation.
noun
(linguistics) a durative.
Something that causes a continuation.
contortively
contradivide
contravening
contravening
verb
present participle of contravene (to act contrary or to deny something.)
contributive
contributive
adj
Tending to contribute; making a contribution
contrivances
contrivances
noun
plural of contrivance
contrivement
contrivement
noun
(obsolete) contrivance; invention; arrangement or plan
convalescing
convalescing
verb
present participle of convalesce
convectional
convectional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing convection; convective.
convectively
convectively
adv
In a convective manner; with regard to convection.
convenership
convenienced
convenienced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convenience
conveniences
conveniences
noun
plural of convenience
conveniently
conveniently
adv
In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
In a manner provoking suspicion due to how well it suits someone's purposes.
conventicler
conventicler
noun
One who supports or frequents conventicles.
conventicles
conventicles
noun
plural of conventicle
conventional
conventional
adj
(agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
(bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.
(weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
Ordinary, commonplace.
Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
noun
(finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.
conventioner
conventioner
noun
One who belongs to a convention or assembly.
conversation
conversation
noun
(archaic) Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.
(computing, networking) The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
(fencing) The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
(obsolete) Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.
(obsolete) Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
verb
(nonstandard, transitive, intransitive) To engage in conversation (with).
conversative
conversative
adj
(dated) Chatty; inclined to talk.
(dated) Relating to conversation with others; social.
conversional
conversional
adj
Relating to conversion.
convertibles
convertibles
noun
plural of convertible
conveyancing
conveyancing
noun
(law) The drawing of deeds etc. concerning transfer of property, and the legal execution of such transfers.
verb
present participle of conveyance
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
conveyorized
conveyorized
adj
Having been conveyorized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conveyorize
conveyorizer
conveyorizes
conveyorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorize
convictional
convictional
adj
Relating to conviction, or strong belief.
convictively
convictively
adv
In a convictive manner.
convincement
convincement
noun
The act of convincing, or state of being convinced; conviction.
convincingly
convincingly
adv
In a convincing manner.
convivialist
convivialist
noun
(archaic) A person who drinks alcohol.
A person of convivial habits.
conviviality
conviviality
noun
(countable) A jovial spirit or activity
(uncountable) The state of being convivial
convivialize
convivialize
verb
(intransitive) To socialize in a friendly manner.
convocations
convocations
noun
plural of convocation
convolutions
convolutions
noun
plural of convolution
convulsional
convulsional
adj
Pertaining to, or having, convulsions.
convulsively
convulsively
adv
In a convulsive manner.
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
coopersville
coordinative
coordinative
adj
Of or pertaining to coordination
copulatively
copulatively
adv
In a copulative manner.
corelatively
cornersville
correctively
correctively
adv
In a corrective manner; so as to correct something.
correlatives
correlatives
noun
plural of correlative
corrivalship
corrivalship
noun
(obsolete) joint rivalry
corruptively
corruptively
adv
In a corruptive way.
corycavamine
corycavidine
cottageville
coulterville
counterdrive
counterdrive
noun
A drive that counteracts another drive.
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
countervairy
countervairy
adj
(heraldry, of a field or charge, rare) Divided into a countervair pattern of two or more tinctures.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
covariations
covariations
noun
plural of covariation
covetiveness
covetiveness
noun
(archaic) The state or quality of being covetive.
crocketville
cropseyville
cultivations
cultivations
noun
plural of cultivation
curvicostate
curvicostate
adj
(botany, rare) Having bent ribs.
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
curvirostral
curvirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a crooked beak
curvirostres
darsonvalism
deactivation
deactivation
noun
The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm.
deactivators
deactivators
noun
plural of deactivator
decongestive
decongestive
adj
Serving to decongest.
noun
A decongestant.
decoratively
decoratively
adv
In a decorative manner.
denervations
denervations
noun
plural of denervation
denominative
denominative
adj
(grammar) Deriving from a noun, or from an adjective, such as the verb destruct from the noun destruction.
Being a name.
Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or designation; denominable.
noun
A word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.
denotatively
denotatively
adv
In a way that denotes.
deoppilative
deoppilative
noun
(medicine, dated) Any medicine that dissolves obstructions.
depopulative
depopulative
adj
That depopulates
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
derivational
derivational
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
dermovaccine
derogatively
derogatively
adv
In a derogative way or manner: derogatorily.
devaluations
devaluations
noun
plural of devaluation
devaporation
devaporation
noun
The change of vapour into water, as in the formation of rain.
devastations
devastations
noun
plural of devastation
deviationism
deviationism
noun
Deviation from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of communism.
deviationist
deviationist
noun
One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.
devirginator
devirginator
noun
One who devirginates; a deflowerer.
devocalising
devocalising
verb
present participle of devocalise
devocalizing
devocalizing
verb
present participle of devocalize
devolatilise
devolatilise
verb
Alternative form of devolatilize
devolatilize
devolatilize
verb
(intransitive) To lose volatile components
(transitive) To remove volatile components from
devotionally
devotionally
adv
In a devotional manner.
diamondville
diapositives
diapositives
noun
plural of diapositive
dichlorvoses
disapprovals
disapprovals
noun
plural of disapproval
disapprovers
disapprovers
noun
plural of disapprover
disapproving
disapproving
verb
present participle of disapprove
disconducive
disconducive
adj
Synonym of unconducive
discoverable
discoverable
adj
(law) Subject to legal discovery; able to be requested by an opposing party through a legal process such as a subpoena.
Able to be discovered.
discoverably
discoverably
adv
In a discoverable way.
discoverture
discoverture
noun
(obsolete, law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
disprovement
dissociative
dissociative
adj
(psychology) related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders
causing dissociation
removing or separating from some association
noun
a dissociative drug
dissolvative
dissolvingly
dissolvingly
adv
So as to dissolve or disappear gradually.
disvaluation
disvaluation
noun
disesteem; depreciation; disrepute
divagational
divaporation
divarication
divarication
noun
(botany) The growth habit of some low-growing shrubs; with wide angles where they diverge, the branches may interlace.
A divergence of opinion.
The point at which branching occurs.
diversionary
diversionary
adj
That serves as a diversion.
diversionist
diversionist
noun
A person who deviates politically.
One engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities.
divertimento
divertimento
noun
(music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.
divinisation
divinisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of divinization