(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
accompletive
accompletive
adj
(rare) Tending to accomplish.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
appointively
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
autopositive
avoidupoises
camptonville
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
codeveloping
codeveloping
verb
present participle of codevelop
comparatival
comparatival
adj
(grammar) Expressing or relating to a comparison.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
compassivity
compellative
compellative
noun
(grammar) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
complaintive
complaintive
adj
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
completively
completively
adv
In a completive manner.
complexively
complicative
complicative
adj
Having a tendency to complicate.
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsively
compulsively
adv
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
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.
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
convenership
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
coopersville
copulatively
copulatively
adv
In a copulative manner.
corrivalship
corrivalship
noun
(obsolete) joint rivalry
corruptively
corruptively
adv
In a corruptive way.
cropseyville
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
devaporation
devaporation
noun
The change of vapour into water, as in the formation of rain.
diapositives
diapositives
noun
plural of diapositive
disapprovals
disapprovals
noun
plural of disapproval
disapprovers
disapprovers
noun
plural of disapprover
disapproving
disapproving
verb
present participle of disapprove
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
disprovement
divaporation
eavedropping
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
evaporimeter
evaporimeter
noun
An atmometer
eversporting
exploitative
exploitative
adj
(ecology, of competition) Wherein one organism reduces a resource to the point of affecting other organisms.
(more generally) Of or relating to exploitation.
In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something
expositively
flavoprotein
flavoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases
foreprovided
governorship
governorship
noun
The office, or the term of a governor.
hamptonville
hepatoflavin
hepatoflavin
noun
(biochemistry, rare) A derivative of vitamin B which prevents skin lesions and weight loss.
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
hyperemotive
hyperemotive
adj
hyperemotional
hyperovarism
hyperviscous
hyperviscous
adj
Excessively viscous.
hypoactivity
hypoactivity
noun
The condition of being hypoactive
hypotensives
hypotensives
noun
plural of hypotensive
imperviously
imperviously
adv
In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
impoverished
impoverished
adj
Having lost a component, an ingredient, or a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.
Reduced to poverty.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impoverish
impoverisher
impoverisher
noun
Someone who impoverishes.
impoverishes
impoverishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impoverish
improvements
improvements
noun
plural of improvement
improvership
improvidence
improvidence
noun
The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
improvisator
improvisator
noun
An improvvisatore.
improvisedly
incorruptive
incorruptive
adj
(archaic) incorruptible; not liable to decay
inevaporable
inoppressive
inoppressive
adj
Not oppressive or burdensome.
introceptive
intropulsive
irreprovable
irreprovable
adj
Not reprovable; irreproachable.
irreprovably
irreprovably
adv
In a irreprovable manner; irreproachably.
irresponsive
irresponsive
adj
That does not respond to stimuli; unresponsive.
leopoldville
loupcerviers
mediopassive
mediopassive
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to a voice of a transitive verb that is both middle voice and passive voice or reflexive and passive voice.
noun
(grammar) A mediopassive construction; a phrase that uses the mediopassive voice.
misdeveloped
misdeveloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misdevelop
misimproving
misimproving
verb
present participle of misimprove
misprovoking
nondeceptive
nondeceptive
adj
Not deceptive.
nondepletive
nondepravity
nondepravity
noun
Lack of depravity.
nonexpansive
nonexpansive
adj
Not expansive.
nonexplosive
nonexplosive
adj
Not explosive; unable to explode.
nonexpulsive
nonimpulsive
nonimpulsive
adj
Not impulsive
nonoperative
nonoperative
adj
Not operative, not operational; inoperative.
Not requiring or involving a medical operation or surgery.
noun
(uncommon) One who is not an operative (“employee or worker”).
nonprimitive
nonprimitive
adj
Not primitive.
noun
(computing, geometry) An object that is not a primitive.
nonprivities
nonprobative
nonprobative
adj
Not probative.
nonpromotive
nonprovident
nonpulsative
nonpurgative
nonpurgative
adj
Not purgative.
nonpurposive
nonpurposive
adj
Not purposive.
nonreceptive
nonreceptive
adj
Not receptive.
observership
observership
noun
The office or work of an observer.
omnispective
omnispective
adj
Beholding everything; all-seeing.
opiniatively
opiniatively
adv
Archaic form of opinionatively.
opinionative
opinionative
adj
(of persons) Opinionated.
Of, pertaining to, being, or expressing opinion.
oppositively
oppositively
adv
In an oppositive manner.
oppressively
oppressively
adv
In an oppressive manner.
overappraise
overappraise
verb
(transitive) To appraise at too high a value.
overcapacity
overcapacity
noun
A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed
overcaptious
overcaptious
adj
Excessively captious.
overcropping
overcropping
verb
present participle of overcrop
overemphasis
overemphasis
noun
Excessive emphasis.
overemphatic
overemphatic
adj
Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or theatrical interpretation
overequipped
overequipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overequip
overexplains
overexplains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexplain
overexplicit
overexplicit
adj
Excessively explicit.
overexploits
overexploits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexploit
overexposing
overexposing
verb
present participle of overexpose
overgrasping
overgrasping
adj
Excessively grasping.
overhandicap
overhandicap
verb
(transitive) To handicap excessively.
overimposing
overimposing
verb
present participle of overimpose
overlordship
overlordship
noun
The position or quality of being an overlord.
The realm of overlords.
overmultiply
overmultiply
verb
(intransitive) To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.
overoptimism
overoptimism
noun
Excessive optimism.
overoptimist
overoptimist
noun
An excessively optimistic person.
overpedaling
overpenalize
overpenalize
verb
To penalize excessively
overpeopling
overpeopling
verb
present participle of overpeople
overpinching
overplanning
overplanning
noun
Excessive planning
overplanting
overplanting
verb
present participle of overplant
overpleasing
overpleasing
verb
present participle of overplease
overplotting
overplotting
noun
The plotting of data on top of a previous plot
verb
present participle of overplot
overpolicing
overpositive
overpositive
adj
Excessively positive.
overpowering
overpowering
adj
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
noun
The process of something being overpowered.
verb
present participle of overpower
overpractice
overpraising
overpraising
noun
Excessive or undue praising.
verb
present participle of overpraise
overpraticed
overprinting
overprinting
verb
present participle of overprint
overprolific
overprolific
adj
Excessively prolific.
overprolixly
overpromised
overpromised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpromise
overpromises
overpromises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpromise
overprovided
overpuissant
overripeness
overripeness
noun
The state or condition of being overripe.
overseership
overseership
noun
The role or office of overseer.
oversimplify
oversimplify
verb
To explain or present something in a way that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.