Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
autoceptive
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
captivation
captivation
noun
The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
captivators
captivators
noun
plural of captivator
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
cooperative
cooperative
adj
Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
noun
A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
corporative
corporative
adj
pertaining to a corporation; corporate
pertaining to corporativism (also called corporatism); based on collective action or responsibility; especially of a state governed by or structured into separate bodies of classes, professions etc.
depravation
depravation
noun
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
deprevation
deprivation
deprivation
noun
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
(followed by “of”) lack
(uncountable) The state of being deprived
diapositive
diapositive
noun
(photography) slide (used with a projector for projecting images)
disapproval
disapproval
noun
The act of disapproving; condemnation.
disapproved
disapproved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disapprove
disapprover
disapprover
noun
One who disapproves.
disapproves
disapproves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disapprove
disprovable
disprovable
adj
Capable of being disproved.
elisavetpol
evaporating
evaporating
verb
present participle of evaporate
evaporation
evaporation
noun
(archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.
The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
evaporative
evaporative
adj
Of, pertaining to, producing, or produced by evaporation.
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
hyperovaria
hypovanadic
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
improvisate
improvisate
adj
unpremeditated; impromptu
verb
To improvise; to extemporize.
inoperative
inoperative
adj
(law) No longer legally binding.
Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
lipovaccine
nonadaptive
nonadaptive
adj
Not adaptive; unable to adapt.
operatively
operatively
adv
In an operative manner.
operativity
operativity
noun
operativeness
opiconsivia
opinatively
opinatively
adv
In an opinative manner.
overamplify
overamplify
verb
To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal
To amplify to an extent that is undesirably loud.
overexplain
overexplain
verb
(transitive) To explain at unnecessary length or in too much detail.
overhappily
overheaping
overheaping
verb
present participle of overheap
overlapping
overlapping
adj
That overlaps something else
noun
The situation in which things overlap.
verb
present participle of overlap
overleaping
overleaping
verb
present participle of overleap
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overpartial
overpartial
adj
Being overly partial; unduly partial.
overpassing
overpassing
verb
present participle of overpass
overpatient
overpatient
adj
Excessively patient.
overplaided
overplaided
adj
Having an overplaid pattern.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overplaid
overplainly
overplaying
overplaying
verb
present participle of overplay
overpraised
overpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpraise
overpraises
overpraises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpraise
overprasing
overpratice
oversparing
oversparing
adj
Excessively sparing.
ovicapsular
oviparities
oviparously
oviparously
adv
In an oviparous manner
ovispermary
ovovivipara
oxycopaivic
palmivorous
palmivorous
adj
(zoology) That consumes palm trees.
papovavirus
papovavirus
noun
(archaic, virology) Any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families, of viruses that cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.
parvipotent
parvipotent
adj
Of limited power.
passivation
passivation
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.
(chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together.
(control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one.
passoverish
passoverish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the Jewish Passover.
pattonville
pavilioning
pavilioning
verb
present participle of pavilion
paxtonville
pejoratives
pejoratives
noun
plural of pejorative
percolative
percolative
adj
That percolates
perforative
perforative
adj
Having power to perforate or pierce.
personative
personative
adj
Portraying a person or persons.
pervagation
photoactive
photoactive
adj
Able to convert the energy of light into electricity via photoelectricity
Able to react chemically under the influence of light
photovisual
photovisual
adj
(astronomy) Relating to the magnitude of a star as measured by the size of its image on an isochromatic photographic emulsion.
(optics) Of certain achromatic lenses, having the same focus for the actinic and for the brightest of the visual rays.
pignorative
pignorative
adj
pledging; pawning
pluviograph
pluviograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.
ponderative
ponderative
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to pondering or deliberation
poplarville
possessival
possessival
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the possessive case.
postolivary
postvesical
postvesical
adj
(anatomy) Behind a bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
postvocalic
postvocalic
adj
(phonetics) (Of a phoneme) occurring after a vowel.
potestative
potestative
adj
(law) of a condition in a legal contract: being completely controlled by exactly one of the parties to the contract
(obsolete) authoritative
preadvisory
prefavorite
preinvasion
preinvasion
adj
Before an invasion; the state before an invasion.
preobviated
prerogative
prerogative
adj
Characterized by lawless state actions, as in a prerogative state.
Having a hereditary or official right or privilege.
noun
A hereditary or official right or privilege.
A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.
A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
prevacation
prevacation
adj
Before a vacation.
preventoria
previolated
previsional
previsional
adj
Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic.
prevoidance
primevarous
proaviation
probatively
procarnival
procaviidae
procivilian
procreative
procreative
adj
Having the power to beget; generative.
procurative
procurative
adj
Of or relating to procurement; procuring.
prolatively
propagative
propagative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by propagation
prostrative
protractive
protractive
adj
Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.
provability
provability
noun
The condition of being provable
provincials
provincials
noun
plural of provincial
provinciate
provinciate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To convert into a province or provinces.
provisional
provisional
adj
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
noun
(dentistry) An interim denture.
(philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.
provitamins
provitamins
noun
plural of provitamin
provocation
provocation
noun
(emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
Something that provokes; a provocative act
The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
provocative
provocative
adj
Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest; sexy.
noun
(obsolete) Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac.
psychovital
pubovesical
pubovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and urinary bladder.
pulveration
pulvination
pyrovanadic
pyrovanadic
adj
of, or relating to pyrovanadic acid or its derivatives
reapproving
reapproving
verb
present participle of reapprove
reprobative
reprobative
adj
Expressing, or pertaining to, reprobation.
revaporized
revaporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of revaporize
saviourship
saviourship
noun
The dignity or office of a saviour.
serpivolant
slavophobia
sporulative
sporulative
adj
Relating to sporulation
syncopative
syncopative
adj
Of or relating to syncopation.
thyroprival
thyroprival
adj
(medicine) Due to loss of function or removal of the thyroid gland.
thyroprivia
unapproving
unapproving
adj
not approving
unoperative
unoperative
adj
Obsolete form of inoperative.
unprobative
unvaporized
unvaporized
adj
Not vaporized.
vaginoscope
vaginoscope
noun
An endoscope used in vaginoscopy.
vaginoscopy
vaginoscopy
noun
(medicine) An inspection of the vagina.
vagotropism
vanpoolings
vapographic
vaporimeter
vaporimeter
noun
An instrument for measuring the volume or tension of any vapor.
vaporizable
vaporizable
adj
Capable of being vaporized.
vapouringly
vapouringly
adv
With bragging or bluster.
vapourising
vapourising
verb
present participle of vapourise
vapourizing
vapourizing
verb
present participle of vapourize
vasoparesis
vasopressin
vasopressin
noun
(biochemistry) An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.
vasospastic
vasospastic
adj
Relating to, or producing vasospasm
vasotrophic
vasotrophic
adj
relating to the nutrition of blood vessels
velocipedal
velocipedal
adj
Of or relating to velocipedes.
vermiparous
vermiparous
adj
Producing or breeding worms or grubs, such as various insects.
vermiphobia
vermiphobia
noun
An abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.