(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
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antiproductively
antiproductivity
antiprojectivity
aparavidya
apperceptively
apperceptively
adv
In an apperceptive manner.
appreciatively
appreciatively
adv
In an appreciative manner.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
approvability
approvably
approvably
adv
In an approvable manner; in a manner that is able to be approved.
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
avoyership
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
cooperatively
cooperatively
adv
In a cooperative manner; working with others on a task as part of a team.
corporatively
cryptovalence
cryptovalency
cryptovolcanic
cryptovolcanism
depravedly
depravedly
adv
In a depraved manner.
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
depravity
depravity
noun
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
deprecatively
deprecatively
adv
In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates
depreciatively
depreciatively
adv
In a depreciative manner.
developmentary
developmentary
adj
Pertaining to development; developmental.
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
evaporability
evaporability
noun
Capability of evaporating.
evaporatively
evaporatively
adv
In an evaporative manner
Regarding evaporation
evaporativity
evaporativity
noun
The quality or degree of being evaporative.
everyplace
everyplace
adv
(US, informal) everywhere
exploratively
exploratively
adv
In an explorative way or fashion.
galvanography
galvanography
noun
A method of producing by means of electrotyping process (without etching) copperplates which can be printed from in the same manner as engraved plates.
The art or process of depositing metals by electricity; electrotypy.
galvanotherapy
galvanotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by means of galvanism
hygroexpansivity
hyperactive
hyperactive
adj
having an increased state of activity
having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)
hyperactively
hyperactively
adv
In a hyperactive manner.
hyperactives
hyperactivities
hyperactivities
noun
plural of hyperactivity
hyperactivity
hyperactivity
noun
The quality of being hyperactive; excessive and pathological movement and restlessness
hyperaggressive
hyperaggressive
adj
Extremely aggressive
hyperaggressiveness
hyperaggressiveness
noun
The state or quality of being hyperaggressive.
hyperaggressivenesses
hypercivilization
hypercivilization
noun
The state of being hypercivilized.
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperconservative
hyperconservative
adj
Extremely conservative.
hyperconservatively
hyperconservativeness
hyperovaria
hyperovarianism
hyperovarism
hyperreactive
hyperreactive
adj
Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus
hyperreverential
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.
hyperventilate
hyperventilate
verb
(intransitive) To breathe quickly and deeply, especially at an abnormally rapid rate.
hyperventilation
hyperventilation
noun
(medicine) the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary
hypervigilant
hypervigilant
adj
In a state of hypervigilance.
hypervigilantly
hypervigilantly
adv
In a hypervigilant manner
hypervigilantness
hypervitalization
hypervitalize
hypervitalized
hypervitalizing
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
impartivity
imperativally
imperatively
imperatively
adv
In an imperative manner.
imperceivably
imperceivably
adv
imperceptibly
imperviability
imperviability
noun
The quality of being imperviable.
imprevalency
impreventability
improvability
improvability
noun
The condition of being improvable
improvably
improvably
adv
So as to permit improvement.
improvidentially
improvidentially
adv
improvidently
improvisatorially
improvisatorially
adv
By improvisation.
improvisatory
improvisatory
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation
inappreciatively
inappreciatively
adv
In an inappreciative manner.
inapprehensively
inapprehensively
adv
In an inapprehensive manner.
indeprivability
interpenetratively
interpenetratively
adv
In an interpenetrative manner.
interpervasively
interpolatively
interpolatively
adv
In an interpolative manner.
interpretatively
interpretatively
adv
In an interpretative manner
With regard to interpretation
irreprovably
irreprovably
adv
In a irreprovable manner; irreproachably.
misapprehensively
misapprehensively
adv
By, or with, misapprehension.
myeloproliferative
myeloproliferative
adj
(medicine) of or pertaining to the presence of an abnormal proliferation of myelopoietic cells (from bone marrow)
nonappreciatively
nondepravity
nondepravity
noun
Lack of depravity.
nondeprecatively
nondepreciatively
nonimperatively
nonpejoratively
nonpejoratively
adv
In a nonpejorative manner.
nonperceivably
nonpersuasively
nonpredicatively
nonprevalently
nonprovidentially
nonprovincially
nonprovisionally
nonprovisionary
nonprovocatively
nonpurgatively
nonpurveyance
nonrepresentatively
nonrepresentatively
adv
In a nonrepresentative manner
nonvaporosity
nonvaporously
nonvituperatively
nonviviparity
nonviviparously
operatively
operatively
adv
In an operative manner.
operativity
operativity
noun
operativeness
ovariosalpingectomy
ovariosalpingectomy
noun
Surgical removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes.
ovatopyriform
overamplify
overamplify
verb
To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal
To amplify to an extent that is undesirably loud.
overamplifying
overamplifying
verb
present participle of overamplify
overappreciatively
overapprehensively
overaptly
overassumptively
overcanopy
overcanopy
verb
(transitive) To form a canopy over.
overcapability
overcapably
overcapacity
overcapacity
noun
A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed
overcaptiously
overcheaply
overcheaply
adv
Excessively cheaply.
overcompensatory
overcompensatory
adj
Tending to overcompensate; providing excessive compensation.