(biology) A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
(biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
(chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst
(mining) An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
One who, or that which, activates.
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
artukovic
avocation
avocation
noun
(obsolete) A calling away; a diversion.
A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.
Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.
That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.
The calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court.
avocative
avocative
adj
(obsolete) Calling off.
noun
(obsolete) That which calls aside; a dissuasive.
cavorting
cavorting
noun
The action of the verb to cavort
verb
present participle of cavort
chevrotin
chevrotin
noun
Alternative form of chevrotain
clavation
clavation
noun
(anatomy) articulation in a socket
(biology) A becoming clavate or club-like.
coemptive
coemptive
adj
(economics) Relating to coemption
coevality
coevality
noun
The condition of being coeval.
cognitive
cognitive
adj
(linguistics, rare, obsolete) Cognate; which is to be recognized as cognate.
Intellectual.
Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.
noun
(linguistics, rare, obsolete) Cognate.
cognovits
cognovits
noun
plural of cognovit
collative
collative
adj
(ecclesiastical, of a benefice) In which the ordinary (or bishop) is the same person as the patron.
Having the power of conferring.
combative
combative
adj
Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
commotive
concavity
concavity
noun
(countable) A concave structure or surface
(uncountable) The state of being concave
connivant
connivant
adj
(botany) Having the ends inclined towards each other
connivent
connivent
adj
(biology) Arched inward so that the points meet; brought close together or in close contact; converging.
Forbearing to see; intentionally inattentive.
connotive
connotive
adj
Synonym of connotative
contrived
contrived
adj
Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrive
contriver
contriver
noun
A person who contrives.
contrives
contrives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contrive
contusive
contusive
adj
Relating to, or causing contusion
convexity
convexity
noun
(finance) A measure of the curvature in the relationship between the prices and yields of bonds.
A convex line or surface.
The state of being convex.
convicted
convicted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convict
convictor
corrivate
corrivate
verb
(obsolete) To cause to flow together, as water drawn from several streams.
costively
costively
adv
In a costive manner.
covariant
covariant
adj
(category theory) (Of a functor) which preserves composition.
(object-oriented programming) Using or relating to covariance.
noun
(algebra) A bihomogeneous polynomial in x, y, ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in x, y, ... that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.
(algebra) The variety defined by a covariant.
covariate
covariate
noun
(statistics) A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.
covellite
covellite
noun
(mineralogy) A shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper.
covibrate
covington
covington
Proper noun
a village in district, Cambridgeshire, England
a city in Georgia, USA
a city in Indiana, USA
a city in Kentucky, USA
a city in Louisiana, USA
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a ghost town in Nebraska, USA.
a town in New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a town in Oklahoma, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA
a small city in Texas, USA.
an independent city in Virginia, USA, which is the county seat of
a city in Washington, USA.
covisitor
covisitor
noun
A joint visitor; one who visits a place with another or others.
curvation
curvation
noun
The act of curving or bending.
cytovirin
decoctive
decoctive
adj
Serving to decoct.
discovert
discovert
adj
(law, obsolete) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
noun
(obsolete) An uncovered place or part.
elocutive
elocutive
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to elocution.
evections
evections
noun
plural of evection
evictions
evictions
noun
plural of eviction
evocating
evocating
verb
present participle of evocate
evocation
evocation
noun
The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.
evocative
evocative
adj
That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.
evocatrix
evocatrix
noun
(dated) A female evocator.
invection
invection
noun
(obsolete) An inveighing against; invective.
invocated
invocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of invocate
invocates
invocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invocate
invocator
invocator
noun
One who invocates the spirits of the dead.
livestock
livestock
noun
Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
locatives
locatives
noun
plural of locative
microvolt
microvolt
noun
One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a volt, abbreviated as µV.
muscovite
muscovite
noun
(mineralogy) A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂; used as an electrical insulator etc.
nonactive
nonactive
adj
Not active; inactive; inert.
noviciate
noviciate
noun
Alternative form of novitiate
objective
objective
adj
(grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
(linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
Based on observed facts; without subjective assessment.
Not influenced by the emotions or prejudices.
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
noun
(grammar) The objective case.
(grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
A goal that is striven for.
A material object that physically exists.
The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
octavaria
olfactive
olfactive
adj
Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory
outcavils
outvictor
outvoiced
outvoiced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outvoice
outvoices
outvoices
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outvoice
overpitch
overpitch
verb
(transitive) To give too high a pitch to.
(transitive, cricket) To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.
overthick
overtrick
overtrick
noun
(bridge) A trick won by the declarer's side which exceeds the amount of the contract
ovicystic
oviductal
oviductal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or occurring in the oviduct.
proactive
proactive
adj
Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty
reconvict
reconvict
verb
To convict again
revictory
sociative
sociative
adj
(grammar) Being or relating to the sociative case.
noun
(grammar) The sociative case.
sveciaost
synovitic
synovitic
adj
Of or relating to synovitis.
tovarisch
univocity
univocity
noun
(philosophy) The idea that words describing the properties of God mean the same thing as when they apply to people or things.
The state or essence of being univocal.
vacations
vacations
noun
plural of vacation
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vacation
vacuation
vacuation
noun
The act of emptying or clearing out.
vagotonic
vagotonic
adj
Of or pertaining to vagotonia
vallecito
vasotocin
vasotocin
noun
(biochemistry) An oligopeptide found in nonmammalian vertebrates with properties similar to oxytocin and vasopressin.
vasotonic
vasotonic
adj
Affecting the tone of vessels (almost always with reference to blood vessels); that is, affecting the muscle tone of the smooth muscle in the walls of blood vessels, thus influencing blood flow within the lumen.
noun
A substance (especially a drug) that is vasotonic, usually with reference to a drug that modifies the tone of vessel walls, such as a vasopressor or a phlebotonic.
vectorial
vectorial
adj
(biochemistry) In the electron transport chain, being or relating to a type of enzyme-mediated reaction that moves protons in a specific direction (from the matrix into the inter-membrane space in this example).
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a vector.
vectoring
vectoring
verb
present participle of vector
veredicto
vetoistic
viciosity
viciosity
noun
(archaic, rare) viciousness
vicontiel
vicontiel
adj
(law, UK, obsolete) Of or pertaining to the viscount or sheriff of a county.
victordom
victoress
victoress
noun
(obsolete) A female victor.
victorian
victorian
Adjective
Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or the period from 1837 to 1901.
Of or displaying the (supposed) standards or ideals of morality of that period.
Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period.
Based on the culture of that period.
In relative poverty
Of or relating to the state of Victoria in Australia.
Noun
A person living, or born in that period, or exhibiting characteristics of the Victorian period.
A person from the state of Victoria in Australia.
A person from Victoria, British Columbia.
A house built in the Victorian architectural style.
victorias
victorias
noun
plural of victoria
victorien
victories
victories
noun
plural of victory
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of victory
victorine
victorine
noun
(dated) A woman's fur tippet, fastened at the neck
victorium
victorium
noun
(obsolete) A supposed chemical element discovered in 1898, later found to be a mixture of rare earths.
videocast
videocast
noun
A vodcast.
verb
To vodcast.
vinhatico
vipolitic
virtuosic
virtuosic
adj
(music) requiring a high level of technical skill.
impressive and sometimes flamboyant.
viscontal
viscosity
viscosity
noun
(countable, physics) A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.
(uncountable) The state of being viscous.
(uncountable, psychology) A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.
viscounts
viscounts
noun
plural of viscount
viscounty
viscounty
noun
An estate held (as fief or nominally) with the title of viscount
The territory administered by a viscount as (notably royal) official
vitaceous
vitaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Vitaceae of vines including grape.
vitascope
vitascope
noun
(historical) An early machine for exhibiting animated pictures.
vitriolic
vitriolic
adj
(chemistry, dated) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
(figuratively) Bitterly scathing, caustic.
vocalists
vocalists
noun
plural of vocalist
vocations
vocations
noun
plural of vocation
vocatives
vocatives
noun
plural of vocative
vocimotor
vocimotor
adj
Relating to the process of articulation in order to speak.
volcanist
volcanist
noun
(volcanology) Someone interested in volcanism and volcanology the study of volcanoes.
volcanite
volcanite
noun
(obsolete) A volcanic rock
(obsolete) Selenian sulfur
volcanity
volcanity
noun
(archaic) The quality or state of being volcanic, or of volcanic origin.
vorticial
vorticial
adj
Pertaining to a vortex.
vorticism
vorticism
noun
A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism.
vorticist
vorticist
adj
Of or pertaining to vorticism.
vorticity
vorticity
noun
(mathematics, fluid dynamics) A property of a fluid flow related to local angular rotation; defined as the curl of the flow's velocity field.