Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
adoptative
adoptative
adj
(rare) adoptive
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
apodictive
apodictive
adj
apodictic
appointive
appointive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment.
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
avoidupois
avoyership
captivator
captivator
noun
A person who captivates, or holds one captive.
compassive
completive
completive
adj
Making complete.
noun
(grammar) A construction denoting completion.
complexive
compluvium
compluvium
noun
(architecture) A space left unroofed over the court of a dwelling in Ancient Rome, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
concaptive
conceptive
conceptive
adj
relating to conception (in all senses)
cooptative
cooptative
adj
Relating to the process of co-opting, or electing as a fellow member of a group.
copulative
copulative
adj
(grammar) That acts as a copula.
(grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Of or pertaining to copulation.
noun
(grammar) A copulative conjunction.
(obsolete) connection
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
coupeville
depositive
depositive
adj
(medicine) Describing a condition in which lymph is exuded into the derma, forming papules.
Involving or relating to the process of depositing.
developing
developing
adj
In the process of development.
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
noun
A process of development.
verb
present participle and gerund of develop
developist
developoid
deviascope
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
disimprove
disimprove
verb
(informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
(intransitive, rare) to deteriorate.
(transitive, rare) to make worse.
disportive
disprovide
disprovide
verb
(obsolete, transitive) Not to provide; to fail to provide.
disproving
disproving
verb
present participle of disprove
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
endopelvic
endopelvic
adj
(anatomy) Within the pelvis
enveloping
enveloping
verb
present participle of envelop
espressivo
espressivo
adv
(music) To be played in an expressive manner.
evaporitic
evaporitic
adj
Of or pertaining to an evaporite
exploitive
exploitive
adj
Exploitative: taking advantage of someone
explosives
explosives
noun
plural of explosive
expositive
expositive
adj
That explains; expository
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
iliopelvic
impervious
impervious
adj
Immune to damage or effect.
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
impositive
impoverish
impoverish
verb
(intransitive) To become poor.
(transitive) To make poor.
(transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
improvable
improvable
adj
Capable of being improved.
Capable of being used to advantage; profitable.
Impossible to prove.
improvably
improvably
adv
So as to permit improvement.
improvided
improvided
adj
Unforeseen.
improvised
improvised
adj
created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of improvise
improviser
improviser
noun
One who improvises.
improvises
improvises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improvise
improvisor
improvisor
noun
Alternative form of improviser
larviposit
larviposit
verb
(biology) To deposit living larvae rather than eggs
lopatnikov
misimprove
misimprove
verb
(transitive, archaic) To use for a bad purpose; to misuse.
misprovide
misprovide
verb
(intransitive) To provide badly or wrongly.
misprovoke
nonprivity
noviceship
noviceship
noun
The state or position of being a novice.
occupative
occupative
adj
occupational; relating to one's occupation or employment
operatives
operatives
noun
plural of operative
opiniative
opiniative
adj
Archaic form of opinionative.
oppilative
oppilative
adj
(obsolete) Obstructive.
noun
(obsolete) A medicine that obstructs, or closes the pores.
oppositive
oppositive
adj
Expressing contrariety.
noun
The oppositive case, or an instance of its use.
oppressive
oppressive
adj
Burdensome or difficult to bear.
Hot and humid of the weather.
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
optatively
optatively
adv
In an optative way.
overhoping
overhoping
verb
present participle of overhope
overimport
overimport
verb
(transitive) To import too much of.
overimpose
overimpose
verb
(transitive) To impose too much or too often.
overpained
overpaying
overpaying
verb
present participle of overpay
overphysic
overplying
overplying
verb
present participle of overply
overpolice
overpolice
verb
To police too much, as by patrolling a neighborhood excessively or meting out a punishment incommensurate to the severity of a crime.
overpolish
overpolish
verb
(transitive) To polish too much.
overpraise
overpraise
verb
To praise to an excessive degree.
overpriced
overpriced
adj
Priced higher than its real worth.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprice
overprices
overprices
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overprice
overprints
overprints
noun
plural of overprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overprint
overprized
overprized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprize
overprizer
overprolix
overprolix
adj
Excessively prolix.
overpublic
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
overripely
overripely
adv
In an overripe manner.
oversimple
oversimple
adj
Excessively simple; lacking the necessary complexity.
oversimply
oversimply
adv
In a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity.
overspiced
overspiced
adj
Too strongly spiced.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overspice
overspring
overspring
verb
(transitive) To overtop; overclimb; rise above; spring or leap over.
overtipple
ovicapsule
ovicapsule
noun
(anatomy) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.
(zoology) An ootheca.
oviposited
oviposited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oviposit
ovipositor
ovipositor
noun
(zoology) A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs.
ovoplasmic
panivorous
panivorous
adj
(formal) Eating bread.
parovarian
parovarian
adj
Alternative form of paraovarian
parovarium
parovarium
noun
(anatomy) The epoophoron.
pavilioned
pavilioned
adj
Having a pavilion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pavilion
pedomotive
pedomotive
adj
Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.
pejorative
pejorative
adj
Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.
noun
A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.
pelviotomy
pelviotomy
Noun
symphysiotomy
periovular
periovular
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding an ovary
(pathology) About the time of ovulation
perivenous
perivenous
adj
(medicine) Surrounding a vein.
perorative
perorative
adj
Of or relating to peroration.
perovskite
perovskite
noun
(mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
perversion
perversion
noun
(geometry) Tendril perversion.
A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance.
Distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something.
The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
perviously
perviously
adv
In a pervious manner.
phomvihane
picorivera
pinaverdol
pinivorous
ploverlike
ploverlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plover.
pluviosity
pluviosity
noun
(meteorology) Level of rainfall.
poliovirus
poliovirus
noun
A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.
pomivorous
portentive
portentive
adj
portentous; presaging or foreshadowing
portglaive
poseyville
positively
positively
adv
(manner) In a positive manner.
(modal) With certainty.
Absolutely; utterly.
positivest
positivest
adj
(nonstandard) superlative form of positive: most positive
positivism
positivism
noun
(law) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values; i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans).
(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
positivist
positivist
adj
Related to positivism, positivistic.
noun
A believer in positivism.
positivity
positivity
noun
(countable) The result of being positive.
(physics and chemistry) The characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge
(uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism. Optimism.
positivize
positivize
verb
To make positive, or to emphasize a positive aspect
possessive
possessive
adj
(grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
Unwilling to yield possession of.
noun
(grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.
(grammar) The possessive case.
postclival
pottsville
pottsville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Pennsylvania, USA
an unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
a town in the region of New South Wales, Australia.
poxviruses
poxviruses
noun
plural of poxvirus
preconvict
predivorce
predivorce
adj
Before a divorce.
preevasion
preforgive
preimprove
preinvolve
preobviate
preobvious
preprovide
preprovide
verb
To provide beforehand.
presolving
presolving
noun
To transform a mathematical problem into an equivalent problem that is hopefully easier to solve.
prevention
prevention
noun
(medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
(obsolete) Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks
(obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before.
The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
precaution; forethought.
preversion
prevetoing
previolate
previously
previously
adv
(now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
(television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.
(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.
previsitor
prevocalic
prevocalic
adj
(phonetics) Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound
privations
privations
noun
plural of privation
processive
processive
adj
Going forward, advancing, progressive
proclivity
proclivity
noun
A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
proclivous
proclivous
adj
(zoology) Having the incisor teeth directed forward.
inclined towards something; tending by nature
procursive
procursive
adj
(medicine) Running forward, as the patient does in certain forms of epilepsy.
prodivorce
productive
productive
adj
(linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
(medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
(medicine) Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
professive
proflavine
proflavine
noun
(organic chemistry) A disinfectant, acridine-3,6-diamine, bacteriostatic against many gram-positive bacteria
profluvium
profluvium
noun
A copious discharge of fluid, especially a bodily fluid.
projective
projective
adj
(mathematics) describing those properties of a figure that are invariant upon projection
of, relating to, or caused by a projection
projecting outward
noun
(linguistics) A statement about a conditional or potential state of affairs, as opposed to one about a situation that actually exists or existed.
(mathematics) A projective member of a category.
(psychology) An assessment test that presents subjects with some sort of stimulus to which they react by projecting or imagining details.