Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
applausive
applausive
adj
Conveying applause.
applausively
applausively
adv
In an applausive manner.
appulsive
appulsive
adj
Striking against; impinging.
appulsively
appulsively
adv
By appulsion.
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.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
assumptiveness
autoceptive
automanipulative
autopositive
autoprogressive
avicularimorphae
avoidupois
avoidupoises
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.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
buplever
buplever
noun
A bupleurum.
cervicoscapular
cervicoscapular
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or joining the neck and the shoulder bone
chumpivilca
circumscriptive
circumscriptive
adj
That circumscribes or outlines
circumscriptively
circumscriptively
adv
In a circumscriptive manner
With regard to circumscription
circumspective
circumspective
adj
Looking in all directions; cautious or watchful of danger.
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
compluvia
compluvia
noun
plural of compluvium
compluvium
compluvium
noun
(architecture) A space left unroofed over the court of a dwelling in Ancient Rome, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
compulsively
compulsively
adv
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
compulsiveness
compulsiveness
noun
the state of being compulsive
compulsives
compulsives
noun
plural of compulsive
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
computatively
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptiveness
consumptiveness
noun
The state of being consumptive.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
copulative
copulative
adj
(grammar) That acts as a copula.
(grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Of or pertaining to copulation.
noun
(grammar) A copulative conjunction.
(obsolete) connection
copulatively
copulatively
adv
In a copulative manner.
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
corruptively
corruptively
adv
In a corruptive way.
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterproductive
counterproductive
adj
More of a hindrance than a help.
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterproductiveness
counterproductiveness
noun
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
counterprove
counterprove
verb
(printing, transitive) To take a counterproof of.
coupeville
coverup
coverup
noun
Alternative spelling of cover-up
coverups
coverups
noun
plural of coverup
cupavo
curvograph
curvograph
noun
An arcograph.
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
depauville
depopulative
depopulative
adj
That depopulates
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
deputative
deputatively
displuviate
dispunitive
dispurvey
dispurvey
noun
(obsolete) dispurveyance
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip of provisions; to disfurnish.
disputative
disputative
adj
Tending to dispute.
disputatively
disputatively
adv
In a disputative manner.
disputativeness
disputativeness
noun
The quality of being disputative.
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disruptively
disruptively
adv
In a disruptive manner
disruptiveness
disruptiveness
noun
Quality or state of being disruptive.
diversisporous
duplicative
duplicative
adj
Of, related to, or being a duplicate.
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
electropercussive
envapour
envolupen
eprouvette
eprouvette
noun
A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.
equipluve
equipluve
noun
A line, drawn on a map, that connects places having the same amount of rainfall in a particular time period
eruptive
eruptive
adj
(geology) Produced by eruption.
Accompanied by eruptions.
That erupts or bursts forth.
noun
An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.
eruptively
eruptively
adv
In an eruptive manner.
eruptiveness
eruptiveness
Noun
The state or quality of being eruptive.
eruptives
eruptives
noun
plural of eruptive
eruptivity
eruptivity
noun
The state or quality of being eruptive.
exculpative
exculpative
adj
Alternative form of exculpatory
executiveship
executiveship
noun
The state or business of an executive.
expostulative
expostulative
adj
Synonym of expostulatory
expostulatively
expostulatively
adv
In an expostulative manner.
expulsive
expulsive
adj
Tending to expel or resulting in expulsion.
expurgative
extrapunitive
extrapunitive
adj
(psychology) Tending to punish others.
fevercup
flavopurpurin
flavopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,6-trihydroxyanthraquinone
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
gallupville
galvanopuncture
galvanopuncture
noun
(medicine) electropuncture
gravipause
guptavidya
harpursville
herpesvirus
herpesvirus
noun
Any of the family Herpesviridae, double-stranded DNA viruses, many of which are responsible for diseases such as chickenpox, herpes simplex, and shingles, and others affecting animals.
hyperexcursive
hyperexcursively
hyperexcursiveness
hyperinvolution
hypernutritive
hyperobtrusive
hyperobtrusive
adj
Extremely obtrusive.
hyperobtrusively
hyperobtrusiveness
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.
hyperviscous
hyperviscous
adj
Excessively viscous.
hypervolume
hypervolume
noun
(geometry) A volume in more than three dimensions.
hypervoluminous
hypophyseoprivous
hypovanadious
hypovanadous
idiorepulsive
immunosuppressive
immunosuppressive
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) Having the capability to suppress the immune system, capable of immunosuppression.
noun
(pharmacology, immunology) An agent which is capable of immunosuppression.
impervious
impervious
adj
Immune to damage or effect.
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
imperviously
imperviously
adv
In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
imperviousness
imperviousness
noun
the state of being impervious
impluvia
impluvium
impluvium
noun
(architecture) A low basin in the center of a household atrium, into which rainwater flowed down from the roof through the compluvium.
imprevu
impulsive
impulsive
adj
(mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
noun
One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
impulsively
impulsively
adv
In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
impulsiveness
impulsiveness
noun
The quality of being impulsive.
impulsivenesses
impulsivenesses
noun
plural of impulsiveness
impulsivity
impulsivity
noun
The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.
impunitive
impunitive
adj
Relating to impunity
imputative
imputative
adj
Of, related, or pertaining to imputation.
imputatively
imputatively
adv
In an imputative fashion or manner.
imputativeness
imputativeness
noun
The quality of being imputative.
incorruptive
incorruptive
adj
(archaic) incorruptible; not liable to decay
inculpative
induplicative
induplicative
adj
(botany) Having induplicate leaves in vernation.
(botany) Having induplicate sepals or petals in aestivation.
insuppressive
insuppressive
adj
(obsolete) insuppressible; that cannot be suppressed