(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.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
antiexpressively
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
avoyership
cryptovolcanism
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
hygroexpansivity
hyperactives
hyperactivities
hyperactivities
noun
plural of hyperactivity
hyperaggressive
hyperaggressive
adj
Extremely aggressive
hyperaggressiveness
hyperaggressiveness
noun
The state or quality of being hyperaggressive.
hyperaggressivenesses
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperconservative
hyperconservative
adj
Extremely conservative.
hyperconservatively
hyperconservativeness
hyperovarianism
hyperovarism
hypersalivation
hypersalivation
noun
(medicine) An excessive flow of saliva
hyperspeculative
hyperspeculative
adj
Extremely speculative.
hyperspeculatively
hyperspeculativeness
hypersuperlative
hypersuperlative
adj
(rare) Above and beyond what is superlative; super-superlative.
hypervascular
hypervascular
adj
Extremely vascular; having many blood vessels.
hypervascularity
hypervascularity
noun
Excessive vascularity.
hypervigilantness
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
improvisatorially
improvisatorially
adv
By improvisation.
improvisatory
improvisatory
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation
inapprehensively
inapprehensively
adv
In an inapprehensive manner.
interpervasively
misapprehensively
misapprehensively
adv
By, or with, misapprehension.
nonpersuasively
nonprovisionally
nonprovisionary
nonrepresentatively
nonrepresentatively
adv
In a nonrepresentative manner
nonvaporosity
nonvaporously
nonviviparously
ovariosalpingectomy
ovariosalpingectomy
noun
Surgical removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes.
overapprehensively
overassumptively
overcaptiously
overcompensatory
overcompensatory
adj
Tending to overcompensate; providing excessive compensation.
overexpansively
overimpressionability
overimpressionably
overoptimistically
overoptimistically
adv
In an overoptimistic manner.
overpassionately
overpassionately
adv
In an overpassionate manner.
overpayments
overpayments
noun
plural of overpayment
overpays
overpays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpay
overpessimistically
overplausibly
overplays
overplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overplay
overpuissantly
overrepresentatively
oversceptically
overskeptically
overspaciously
oversparingly
oversparingly
adv
In an oversparing manner.
overspeculatively
oviparously
oviparously
adv
In an oviparous manner
ovispermary
ovoviviparously
ovoviviparously
adv
In an ovoviviparous manner.
paramyxovirus
paramyxovirus
noun
(virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.
parasynovitis
perisynovial
perisynovial
adj
Around a synovium.
persuasively
persuasively
adv
In a manner intended to convince or persuade.
pervasively
pervasively
adv
In a pervasive manner, such that a thing is present in all parts.
pervicaciously
pervicaciously
adv
In a pervicacious manner.
phosphoenolpyruvate
phosphoenolpyruvate
noun
(organic chemistry) An important intermediate in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, having the chemical formula C₃H₅O₆P
phosphorylative
phosphorylative
adj
Relating to phosphorylation.
postolivary
postoperatively
postoperatively
adv
In a postoperative context; after surgery.
postrevolutionary
postrevolutionary
adj
Occurring after a period of revolution.
preacquisitively
preadvisory
preaggressively
predisadvantageously
presavagery
presentatively
presentatively
adv
In a presentative manner.
preservability
preservability
noun
The condition, or the extent, of being preservable.
preservatory
preservatory
adj
preservative
noun
(obsolete) A preservative.
(obsolete) A room or apparatus in which perishable things can be preserved without decay.
preslavery
preslavery
adj
Prior to a historical period of slavery.
presylvian
presylvian
adj
(anatomy) Anterior to the Sylvian fissure of the brain
previsionary
previsionary
Adjective
Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic.
procrastinatively
proslavery
proslavery
adj
Supporting slavery.
proslaveryism
prostatovesiculectomy
prostatovesiculectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of prostate and seminal vesicles
protovestiary
provisionality
provisionality
noun
The quality of being provisional or temporary.
provisionally
provisionally
adv
In a provisional way; temporarily.
provisionary
provisionary
adj
provisional
pseudoaggressively
pseudoapprehensively
pseudoassertively
pseudoconservatively
pseudovary
pseudovary
noun
Alternative form of pseudovarium
psychogalvanometer
psychogalvanometer
noun
A device that makes psychogalvanic measurements (typically of the skin)
purveyances
purveyances
noun
plural of purveyance
pyruvates
pyruvates
noun
plural of pyruvate
representatively
representatively
adv
In a representative manner.
representativity
representativity
noun
The quality of being representative.
selfpreservatory
semiprivacy
semiprivacy
noun
Partial privacy.
semiprovincially
separatively
separatively
adv
In a separative manner.
superactively
superactivity
superactivity
noun
A scout group activity involving adventure away from home.
A state of heightened or excessive activity.
superattractively
superbelievably
superbravely
superchivalrously
superconservatively
superevangelically
supergravity
supergravity
noun
(physics) A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity.
superheavy
superheavy
adj
(linguistics, of a syllable) stressed more than is usual
(physics) Describing a transuranic element with an extremely high atomic number; typically taken to mean beyond lawrencium (element 103, the last actinide)
Having far greater weight than usual.
noun
(physics) A superheavy element.
superindividually
superlatively
superlatively
adv
In a superlative manner; in the greatest possible way.
supermarvelously
superserviceably
superserviceably
adv
In a superserviceable manner.
superuniversally
supervastly
supervigilantly
supervisionary
supervisually
supervitality
supervitally
supravitally
supravitally
adv
In a supravital manner.
synoviparous
synoviparous
adj
Producing or secreting synovia.
transcriptively
transcriptively
adv
In terms of transcription.
transpositively
transpositively
adv
In a transpositive manner.
unapprehensively
unapprehensively
adv
Without apprehension; unworriedly.
unpersuasively
unpersuasively
adv
In an unpersuasive way.
unpervasively
unrepresentatively
unrepresentatively
adv
In an unrepresentative manner
unsuperlatively
unvaporosity
unvaporously
usurpatively
usurpatively
adv
In a usurpative manner.
vagoglossopharyngeal
vagoglossopharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the vagus nerve, tongue, and pharynx.