(law enforcement, sociology) Acting against or opposing violence.
avitaminotic
avitaminotic
adj
Having or relating to avitaminosis.
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
camptonville
cancrivorous
cancrivorous
adj
That feeds on crabs and other crustaceans
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
carlovingian
carlovingian
Adjective
Relating to or descended from Frankish dynasty of
cervicodynia
cervicodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the neck
cerviconasal
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
circumvoisin
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
civilisation
civilisation
noun
UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of civilization
civilization
civilization
name
Collectively, those people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. cf refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World
noun
(obsolete) The act of rendering a criminal process civil.
(uncountable) Human society, particularly civil society.
An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.
The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.
The state or quality of being civilized.
clairvoyance
clairvoyance
noun
(parapsychology) The power to see the future.
clairvoyancy
clairvoyancy
noun
(nonstandard) Clairvoyance.
clairvoyants
clairvoyants
noun
plural of clairvoyant
clavicornate
claytonville
clintonville
coacervating
coacervation
coacervation
noun
The separation of a colloidal system into two liquid phases, one of which (the coacervate) is more concentrated in the colloid component.
coazervation
cochranville
codeveloping
codeveloping
verb
present participle of codevelop
coerciveness
coerciveness
noun
The state or quality of being coercive.
coevolutions
coevolutions
noun
plural of coevolution
cognoscitive
cognoscitive
adj
having the power of knowing
cohesiveness
cohesiveness
noun
the state of being cohesive; cohesion
collinsville
combinantive
commentative
commentative
adj
(of film music) That occurs outside of the context of the film's action, and therefore cannot be heard by the film's characters.
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
complaintive
complaintive
adj
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
concanavalin
concanavalin
noun
(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.
coordinative
coordinative
adj
Of or pertaining to coordination
cornersville
corycavamine
corycavidine
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.
cultivations
cultivations
noun
plural of cultivation
deactivation
deactivation
noun
The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm.
decongestive
decongestive
adj
Serving to decongest.
noun
A decongestant.
dermovaccine
devocalising
devocalising
verb
present participle of devocalise
devocalizing
devocalizing
verb
present participle of devocalize
disconducive
disconducive
adj
Synonym of unconducive
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.
divorcements
divorcements
noun
plural of divorcement
eigenvectors
eigenvectors
noun
plural of eigenvector
endocervical
endocervical
adj
Of or pertaining to the endocervix.
Within a cervix.
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
equivocation
equivocation
noun
(logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
evisceration
evisceration
noun
(figurative, by extension) A vigorous verbal or physical assault.
A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
exacervation
exacervation
noun
(medicine, uncommon) A recurrence of a symptom; paroxysm.
(obsolete) The act of heaping up.
excavational
excavational
adj
Relating to excavation.
ferroinclave
foreconceive
foreconceive
verb
(transitive) To conceive or imagine beforehand; preconceive.
forecontrive
galvanotonic
gingivectomy
gingivectomy
noun
(surgery) A periodontal surgical procedure to remove gum tissue.
homovanillic
homovanillic
adj
Relating to homovanillic acid or its derivatives
improvidence
improvidence
noun
The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
inactivation
inactivation
noun
The process of rendering something inactive.
inchoatively
inchoatively
adv
In an inchoative manner.
incogitative
incogitative
adj
Not cogitative; lacking the power of thought.
inconclusive
inconclusive
adj
Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.
inconvenient
inconvenient
adj
not convenient
noun
(obsolete) An inconsistency, an incongruity.
(obsolete) An inconvenient circumstance or situation; an inconvenience.
inconversant
inconversant
adj
Not conversant or acquainted (with something); unfamiliar.