(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aestivations
aestivations
noun
plural of aestivation
alleviations
alleviations
noun
plural of alleviation
alveolonasal
alveolonasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the nose
ambiversions
antinovelist
antinovelist
noun
(literature) A writer of antinovels.
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
antroversion
antroversion
noun
Alternative form of anteroversion.
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
archoverseer
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
arnoldsville
asseveration
asseveration
noun
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
asseveratory
asseveratory
adj
asseverative
autopositive
averrhoistic
avitaminoses
avitaminoses
noun
plural of avitaminosis
avoidupoises
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
bartonsville
basialveolar
basialveolar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation)
beaverboards
beaverboards
noun
plural of beaverboard
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
beethovenish
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
benevolences
benevolences
noun
plural of benevolence
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
blountsville
blountsville
Proper noun
A town in
A town in
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bolshevistic
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
bowmansville
brevirostral
brevirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a short beak or bill
bristolville
burtonsville
cadaverously
cadaverously
adv
In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
cerviconasal
cloverleaves
cloverleaves
noun
plural of cloverleaf
cockeysville
cocultivates
cocultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cocultivate
codevelopers
codevelopers
noun
plural of codeveloper
codiscovered
codiscovered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codiscover
codiscoverer
codiscoverer
noun
One who jointly makes a discovery.
coerciveness
coerciveness
noun
The state or quality of being coercive.
coercivities
coercivities
noun
plural of coercivity
coevolutions
coevolutions
noun
plural of coevolution
cognoscitive
cognoscitive
adj
having the power of knowing
cohesiveness
cohesiveness
noun
the state of being cohesive; cohesion
collectivise
collectivise
verb
Alternative spelling of collectivize
collectivism
collectivism
noun
An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively
The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.
collectivist
collectivist
adj
Of or pertaining to collectivism.
noun
An advocate of collectivism.
collinsville
combustively
commissively
commissively
adv
In a commissive manner.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsively
compulsively
adv
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
concessively
concessively
adv
By way of concession.
conclusively
conclusively
adv
In a conclusive manner; with finality.
concussively
concussively
adv
In a concussive manner.
condensative
condensative
adj
That tends to condense
conjunctives
conjunctives
noun
plural of conjunctive
connersville
conscriptive
conscriptive
adj
(law) Produced through the compulsory participation of the accused; violating the accused's right to avoid self-incrimination.
Chosen; adopted.
Compulsory; required.
Pertaining to conscription.
Restrictive; constricting.
consecrative
consecrative
adj
Relating to consecration.
consecutives
consecutives
noun
plural of consecutive
consentively
conservation
conservation
noun
(biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
(biology) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources
(culture) The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts
(physics) lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system (conservation of energy, mass, momentum, electric charge, subatomic particles, and fundamental symmetries)
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Wise use of natural resources.
conservatism
conservatism
noun
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
A risk-averse attitude or approach.
conservatist
conservative
conservative
adj
(Britain, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
(Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
(US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
(clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
(medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
(physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
Based on pessimistic assumptions.
Cautious, moderate.
Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
Tending to resist change or innovation.
noun
(US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
(US, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.
(US, social sciences) A social conservative.
(politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
conservatize
conservatize
verb
To make or become conservative.
conservators
conservators
noun
plural of conservator
conservatory
conservatory
adj
(rare) Relating to conservation.
Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
noun
(chiefly UK, Ireland) A glass-walled and -roofed room in a house
(obsolete) That which preserves from injury.
A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
A school of music or drama
A storehouse.
conservatrix
conservatrix
noun
A female conservator.
consociative
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
constitutive
constitutive
adj
(biochemistry) (of an enzyme) that is continuously produced at a constant rate
extremely important, essential
having the power or authority to appoint someone to office
having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something
that forms a constituent part of something else
constrictive
constrictive
adj
That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction
constructive
constructive
adj
(law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
Relating to or causing construction.
consultative
consultative
adj
That gives advice or consultation; advisory.
consultively
consummative
consummative
adj
Serving to consummate or complete.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
contraveners
contraveners
noun
plural of contravener
contrivances
contrivances
noun
plural of contrivance
controversal
controversal
adj
(obsolete) Subject to controversy; controversial.
(obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
controversed
convalescent
convalescent
adj
of convalescence or convalescents
recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness
noun
A person recovering from illness.
convalescing
convalescing
verb
present participle of convalesce
convenership
conveniences
conveniences
noun
plural of convenience
conventicles
conventicles
noun
plural of conventicle
convergences
convergences
noun
plural of convergence
conversances
conversances
noun
plural of conversance
conversantly
conversantly
adv
In a familiar manner.
conversation
conversation
noun
(archaic) Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.
(computing, networking) The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
(fencing) The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
(obsolete) Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.
(obsolete) Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
verb
(nonstandard, transitive, intransitive) To engage in conversation (with).
conversative
conversative
adj
(dated) Chatty; inclined to talk.
(dated) Relating to conversation with others; social.
conversional
conversional
adj
Relating to conversion.
convertibles
convertibles
noun
plural of convertible
convexedness
convexedness
noun
The state or quality of being convexed.
conveyancers
conveyancers
noun
plural of conveyancer
conveyorised
conveyorised
adj
(UK) Alternative spelling of conveyorized
verb
(UK) simple past tense and past participle of conveyorise
conveyorises
conveyorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorise
conveyorizes
conveyorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorize
convulsively
convulsively
adv
In a convulsive manner.
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
coopersville
cornersville
correlatives
correlatives
noun
plural of correlative
countermoves
countermoves
noun
plural of countermove
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
covertnesses
covetiveness
covetiveness
noun
(archaic) The state or quality of being covetive.
covetousness
covetousness
noun
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
cropseyville
cryopreserve
cryopreserve
verb
To preserve something (especially biological tissue) by freezing it and holding it a very low temperature
curvaceously
curvaceously
adv
In a curvaceous way.
curvicostate
curvicostate
adj
(botany, rare) Having bent ribs.
curvirostres
czechoslovak
czechoslovak
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people
deactivators
deactivators
noun
plural of deactivator
decongestive
decongestive
adj
Serving to decongest.
noun
A decongestant.
denervations
denervations
noun
plural of denervation
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
devaluations
devaluations
noun
plural of devaluation
devastations
devastations
noun
plural of devastation
developments
developments
noun
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
plural of development
deviationism
deviationism
noun
Deviation from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of communism.
deviationist
deviationist
noun
One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.