Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
ascriptive
ascriptive
adj
ascribing; relating to ascription
noun
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
captivates
captivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
evaporates
evaporates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evaporate
larviposit
larviposit
verb
(biology) To deposit living larvae rather than eggs
operatives
operatives
noun
plural of operative
packstaves
packstaves
noun
plural of packstaff
palaverist
palaverist
noun
(rare) Synonym of palaverer (“one who palavers”)
pikestaves
postclival
postfoveal
postfoveal
adj
Behind the fovea
postlarval
postlarval
adj
Following a larval stage
Relating to postlarvae
postverbal
postverbal
adj
(linguistics) Occurring after a verb.
preestival
preharvest
preharvest
adj
Before a harvest.
privateers
privateers
noun
plural of privateer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of privateer
privations
privations
noun
plural of privation
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
pursuivant
pursuivant
noun
(Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge
(archaic) A follower
(heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms.
(law enforcement, by extension) A warrant officer.
A royal messenger, (particularly) one with the authority to execute warrants.
separative
separative
adj
(rare) Tending to keep oneself separate from others.
Serving to separate.
noun
Something that serves to separate.
sevastopol
spermatova
spermatova
noun
plural of spermatovum
splenative
splenative
adj
(obsolete) pertaining to the spleen
spoliative
spoliative
adj
(medicine, dated) Serving to diminish the amount of blood in the body.
Serving to take away, diminish, or rob.
supervital
supravital
supravital
adj
(cytology, of a stain) Capable of staining living cells after their removal from a host
tapedrives
tapedrives
noun
plural of tapedrive
usurpative
usurpative
adj
That usurps.
vapidities
vapidities
noun
plural of vapidity
vaporettos
vaporosity
vaporosity
noun
(countable) Anything lacking substance.
The quality of being vaporous.
varitypist
varitypist
noun
The operator of a varitype machine.
vasotripsy
vestalship
vestalship
noun
The state or condition of a vestal.
videotapes
videotapes
noun
plural of videotape
vitascopic
vitascopic
adj
Of or relating to the vitascope.
volapukist
volplanist
voltaplast
voltaplast
noun
(obsolete) A form of electrical battery once used for electrotyping