(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptive
chemoreceptive
adj
(of a sense organ) able to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoreceptivities
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemosorptive
conservatorship
conservatorship
noun
(law) The legal status of a conservator, similar to guardianship or trusteeship.
(law) The state of being under the control of a conservator.
galvanotherapy
galvanotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by means of galvanism
hamptonville
hepatoflavin
hepatoflavin
noun
(biochemistry, rare) A derivative of vitamin B which prevents skin lesions and weight loss.
hoverport
hoverport
noun
A terminal for hovercraft.
hydropositive
hydropositive
adj
Attracted to water.
hygroexpansivity
hypercivilization
hypercivilization
noun
The state of being hypercivilized.
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperconservative
hyperconservative
adj
Extremely conservative.
hyperconservatively
hyperconservativeness
hyperemotive
hyperemotive
adj
hyperemotional
hyperemotively
hyperemotiveness
hyperemotivity
hyperemotivity
noun
The quality of being hyperemotive.
hyperinvolution
hyperobtrusive
hyperobtrusive
adj
Extremely obtrusive.
hyperobtrusively
hyperobtrusiveness
hypersalivation
hypersalivation
noun
(medicine) An excessive flow of saliva
hypervelocity
hypervelocity
adj
Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
noun
(astronomy) A velocity greater than escape velocity.
A hypersonic velocity.
A very high velocity.
hypervenosity
hyperventilation
hyperventilation
noun
(medicine) the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary
hyperviscosity
hyperviscosity
noun
Increased viscosity, especially of the blood.
hypervitalization
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
hypoactivity
hypoactivity
noun
The condition of being hypoactive
hyposensitive
hyposensitive
adj
Having abnormally low sensitivity.
hyposensitivity
hyposensitivity
noun
A lower than normal sensitivity (to a stimulus or an allergen).
hypotensive
hypotensive
adj
Having hypotension.
Producing hypotension.
noun
A drug that lowers the blood pressure as its principal intended effect; a drug taken to treat hypertension.
A person with hypotension.
Any drug that lowers the blood pressure.
hypotensives
hypotensives
noun
plural of hypotensive
hypothecative
hypothecative
adj
hypothecatory
hypovanadate
hypovitaminosis
hypovitaminosis
noun
(biology, medicine) vitamin deficiency: insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body. Specific forms are labeled with the vitamin identifier: hypovitaminosis A, hypovitaminosis D, and so on, although those forms are more often called vitamin A deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, and so on.
impoverishment
impoverishment
noun
The action of impoverishing someone.
The state of being impoverished.
impoverishments
impoverishments
noun
plural of impoverishment
lithophotogravure
mechanoreceptive
mechanoreceptive
adj
Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch
nonprohibitive
nonprohibitive
adj
not prohibitive
nonprohibitively
novitiateship
novitiateship
noun
The role or status of a novitiate.
overbepatched
overemphatic
overemphatic
adj
Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or theatrical interpretation
overemphatical
overemphatically
overemphatically
adv
In an overemphatic manner.
overemphaticalness
overemphaticness
overpitch
overpitch
verb
(transitive) To give too high a pitch to.
(transitive, cricket) To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.
overpitched
overpitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpitch
overpunishment
overpunishment
noun
Excessive punishment.
oversophisticated
oversophisticated
adj
Excessively sophisticated.
oversophistication
oversophistication
noun
the condition of being oversophisticated.
parathyroprival
parathyroprivia
parathyroprivic
parthenogenitive
pelviolithotomy
philodestructiveness
philogenitive
philogenitive
adj
(formal) Fond of children.
philogenitiveness
philogenitiveness
noun
The quality of being philogenitive.
philoprogenitive
philoprogenitive
adj
Loving one's offspring.
Prolific, or producing many offspring.
philoprogenitiveness
philoprogenitiveness
noun
The state or condition of being philoprogenitive.
phosphoenolpyruvate
phosphoenolpyruvate
noun
(organic chemistry) An important intermediate in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, having the chemical formula C₃H₅O₆P
phosphorylative
phosphorylative
adj
Relating to phosphorylation.
photoactivate
photoactivate
verb
To activate by means of photoactivation
photoactivation
photoactivation
noun
(physics, chemistry) The absorption of energy from a photon in raising a molecule (or chromophore) from the ground state; especially the first stage of photosynthesis in which energy is absorbed by chlorophyll
photoactive
photoactive
adj
Able to convert the energy of light into electricity via photoelectricity
Able to react chemically under the influence of light
photoactivity
photoactivity
noun
The condition of being photoactive
photoconductive
photoconductive
adj
of, relating to, or characterized by photoconductivity
photoconductivity
photoconductivity
noun
(physics) The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.
photodissociative
photodissociative
adj
Of or relating to photodissociation.
photoemissive
photoemissive
adj
of, or relating to photoemission
photoengrave
photoengrave
verb
To make a photoengraving of an image
photoengraved
photoengraved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of photoengrave
photoengraver
photoengraver
noun
A person who makes photoengravings.
photoengravers
photoengravers
noun
plural of photoengraver
photoengraves
photoengraves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photoengrave
photoengraving
photoengraving
noun
(countable) A plate or reproduction made using this process.
(uncountable) A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.
verb
present participle of photoengrave
photoengravings
photoengravings
noun
plural of photoengraving
photogalvanograph
photogalvanographic
photogalvanographic
adj
Of or relating to photogalvanography.
photogalvanography
photogalvanography
noun
The art or process of making photoelectrotypes.
photogravure
photogravure
noun
(countable) A print so made.
(uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.
verb
To print by this process.
photogravurist
photoinactivation
photoinactivation
noun
inactivation by means of light
photoinductive
photoinductive
adj
Relating to photoinduction.
photonegative
photonegative
adj
(biology) having a negative phototropic or phototactic response; repelled by light
photooxidative
photooxidative
adj
That causes, or undergoes photooxidation.
photoperceptive
photoperceptive
adj
Relating to photoperception
photopositive
photopositive
adj
(biology) having a positive phototropic or phototactic response; attracted by light
photoreactivating
photoreactivating
adj
That produces photoreactivation
photoreactivation
photoreactivation
noun
reactivation by light
photoreceptive
photoreceptive
adj
(biology) Absorbing and using light, especially for sensory purposes
photosensitive
photosensitive
adj
having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light
photosensitiveness
photosensitiveness
noun
Photosensitivity.
photosensitivity
photosensitivity
noun
sensitivity to light, especially a heightened response to light
photosurveying
phototransceiver
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.
photovitrotype
photovoltaic
photovoltaic
adj
Producing a voltage when exposed to light.
photphotonegative
phytivorous
phytivorous
adj
Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous.
phytosuccivorous
phytovitellin
pneumoventriculography
pneumoventriculography
noun
ventriculography of the ventricles of the larynx
portreeveship
portreeveship
noun
The state or business of a portreeve.
postharvest
postharvest
adj
After a harvest (especially with regard to food preservation).
poverishment
preoverthrew
preoverthrow
preoverthrowing
preoverthrown
prohibitive
prohibitive
adj
(Of a contender in a competition): presumptive winner, likely winner.
Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
noun
(grammar) A negative imperative.
prohibitively
prohibitively
adv
In a prohibitive manner.
To a prohibitive extent.
prohibitiveness
prohibitiveness
noun
The quality of being prohibitive.
provostship
provostship
noun
The state, property, or office of being a provost.
psychoactive
psychoactive
adj
(pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.
psychogalvanometer
psychogalvanometer
noun
A device that makes psychogalvanic measurements (typically of the skin)
psychovital
rostropovich
saccharoceptive
servitorship
servitorship
noun
The office, rank, or condition of a servitor.
shreveport
shreveport
Proper noun
A city in the state of Louisiana, USA
slavophobist
sophisticative
sophisticative
adj
deceptive; sophistical.
sulphovanadate
sulphovinate
sulphureovirescent
thielaviopsis
thigmopositive
thompsonville
thymoprivic
thymoprivous
thymoprivous
adj
(medicine, dated, rare) Relating to or caused by the removal or atrophy of the thymus.
thyroprival
thyroprival
adj
(medicine) Due to loss of function or removal of the thyroid gland.
thyroprivia
thyroprivic
thyroprivous
unprohibitive
unprohibitive
adj
Not prohibitive.
unprohibitively
vaccinotherapy
vaccinotherapy
noun
The therapeutic use of vaccines.
vagosympathetic
vagosympathetic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the vagus nerve and the sympathetic nervous system
vaportight
vaportight
adj
impermeable to vapor
vapotherapy
vasculolymphatic
vasculolymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to blood vessels and the lymphatic system.