Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(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.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
disapprobative
disapprobative
adj
disapproving
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
hyperobtrusive
hyperobtrusive
adj
Extremely obtrusive.
hyperobtrusively
hyperobtrusiveness
impervestigable
imprevisibility
nonabsorptive
nonabsorptive
adj
Not absorptive
overabsorption
overabsorption
noun
Excessive absorption.
overbumptious
overbumptious
adj
Excessively bumptious.
overbumptiously
overbumptiousness
overimpressibility
overimpressionability
oversubscription
oversubscription
noun
(networking) The practice of connecting multiple devices to the same switch port in a storage area network.
(programming) A multithreading technique involving an extra thread that runs tasks when all other threads are blocked.
A subscription for more than is available.
oversusceptibility
oversusceptibility
noun
The quality of being oversusceptible.
oversusceptible
oversusceptible
adj
Excessively susceptible.
oversusceptibleness
oversusceptibly
postverbal
postverbal
adj
(linguistics) Occurring after a verb.
postvertebral
postvertebral
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the vertebrae
preobservation
preobservation
adj
Before observation.
noun
An observation or assessment made before an experimental intervention or procedure.
preobservational
preobservational
adj
Prior to observation.
preobtrusive
preservability
preservability
noun
The condition, or the extent, of being preservable.
previsibility
previsibility
noun
(uncommon) The quality of being previsible; able to be previewed.
prohibitiveness
prohibitiveness
noun
The quality of being prohibitive.
prosubstantive
proverbialist
proverbialist
noun
One who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.
One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing.
proverbiologist
proverbiologist
noun
(rare) A person who studies proverbs.
scapulovertebral
scapulovertebral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the scapula and the vertebrae.
