(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.
accompletive
accompletive
adj
(rare) Tending to accomplish.
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
anticipative
anticipative
adj
Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant.
appellatived
appellatives
appellatives
noun
plural of appellative
apperceptive
apperceptive
adj
perceptive
appointively
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appreciative
appreciative
adj
Capable of showing appreciation.
asphyxiative
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
autopositive
brevicipitid
brevicipitid
noun
(zoology) Any frog of the family Brevicipitidae.
brevipennate
brevipennate
adj
(ornithology) short-winged; having short wings.
camptonville
capacitative
capacitative
adj
Alternative form of capacitive
capacitively
capacitively
adv
(physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
comparatival
comparatival
adj
(grammar) Expressing or relating to a comparison.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
compassivity
compellative
compellative
noun
(grammar) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
complaintive
complaintive
adj
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
completively
completively
adv
In a completive manner.
complicative
complicative
adj
Having a tendency to complicate.
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
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.
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
copulatively
copulatively
adv
In a copulative manner.
corruptively
corruptively
adv
In a corruptive way.
counterprove
counterprove
verb
(printing, transitive) To take a counterproof of.
deoppilative
deoppilative
noun
(medicine, dated) Any medicine that dissolves obstructions.
depopulative
depopulative
adj
That depopulates
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
depreciative
depreciative
adj
Tending to depreciate (in value etc.)
noun
A statement with a tendency to deprecate.
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
deputatively
descriptives
descriptives
noun
plural of descriptive
devaporation
devaporation
noun
The change of vapour into water, as in the formation of rain.
developement
developement
noun
Obsolete spelling of development
developments
developments
noun
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
plural of development
diapositives
diapositives
noun
plural of diapositive
dispensative
dispensative
adj
Granting dispensation.
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
disprovement
disruptively
disruptively
adv
In a disruptive manner
divaporation
divinityship
divinityship
noun
The skill or knowledge of divinity.
The status of being divine.
emancipative
emancipative
adj
emancipatory
envelopments
envelopments
noun
plural of envelopment
eruptiveness
eruptiveness
Noun
The state or quality of being eruptive.
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
evaporimeter
evaporimeter
noun
An atmometer
evaporometer
evaporometer
noun
An instrument for measuring evaporation; an atmometer.
eversporting
exasperative
exasperative
adj
(archaic) exasperating; causing annoyance
exploitative
exploitative
adj
(ecology, of competition) Wherein one organism reduces a resource to the point of affecting other organisms.
(more generally) Of or relating to exploitation.
In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something
expositively
expressivity
expressivity
noun
(genetics) The degree to which a gene affects or can affect an organism.
(uncountable) The quality of being expressive.
flavoprotein
flavoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases
hamptonville
hepatoflavin
hepatoflavin
noun
(biochemistry, rare) A derivative of vitamin B which prevents skin lesions and weight loss.
hyperactives
hyperemotive
hyperemotive
adj
hyperemotional
hypertensive
hypertensive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.
noun
A drug or substance that increases blood pressure.
A person with hypertension.
hypoactivity
hypoactivity
noun
The condition of being hypoactive
hypotensives
hypotensives
noun
plural of hypotensive
hypovanadate
imperatively
imperatively
adv
In an imperative manner.
imperceptive
imperceptive
adj
Unable to perceive.
imperfective
imperfective
adj
Of, relating to or having the properties of the imperfective aspect.
noun
The imperfective aspect; a verb having this aspect.
impregnative
improvements
improvements
noun
plural of improvement
improvisator
improvisator
noun
An improvvisatore.
imputatively
imputatively
adv
In an imputative fashion or manner.
incorruptive
incorruptive
adj
(archaic) incorruptible; not liable to decay
insusceptive
insusceptive
adj
Not susceptive or susceptible.
intempestive
intempestive
adj
(now rare) untimely, happening at an inappropriate moment
interceptive
interceptive
adj
Tending to intercept.
interpervade
interpluvial
interpluvial
noun
(geology) A period of decreased rainfall.
interpretive
interpretive
adj
Alternative form of interpretative
interruptive
interruptive
adj
Acting or tending to interrupt
introceptive
intropulsive
irrespective
irrespective
adj
(obsolete) Disrespectful.
Heedless, regardless.
Without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent; impartial.
livetrapping
livetrapping
verb
present participle of livetrap
manipulative
manipulative
adj
(derogatory) Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.
Tending to manipulate.
Using manipulation purposefully.
noun
(mathematics) A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.
mesatipelvic
nondeceptive
nondeceptive
adj
Not deceptive.
nondepletive
nondepravity
nondepravity
noun
Lack of depravity.
nonoperative
nonoperative
adj
Not operative, not operational; inoperative.
Not requiring or involving a medical operation or surgery.
noun
(uncommon) One who is not an operative (“employee or worker”).
nonperverted
nonperverted
Adjective
Not perverted.
nonprevalent
nonprevalent
adj
Not prevalent.
nonprimitive
nonprimitive
adj
Not primitive.
noun
(computing, geometry) An object that is not a primitive.
nonprivities
nonprobative
nonprobative
adj
Not probative.
nonpromotive
nonprovident
nonpulsative
nonpurgative
nonpurgative
adj
Not purgative.
nonreceptive
nonreceptive
adj
Not receptive.
omnispective
omnispective
adj
Beholding everything; all-seeing.
opiniatively
opiniatively
adv
Archaic form of opinionatively.
opinionative
opinionative
adj
(of persons) Opinionated.
Of, pertaining to, being, or expressing opinion.
oppositively
oppositively
adv
In an oppositive manner.
overcapacity
overcapacity
noun
A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed
overcaptious
overcaptious
adj
Excessively captious.
overcomplete
overcomplete
adj
(mathematics) Describing a frame (in linear algebra) having a set of functions more than a basis
overemphatic
overemphatic
adj
Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or theatrical interpretation
overexplicit
overexplicit
adj
Excessively explicit.
overexploits
overexploits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexploit
overmalapert
overmultiply
overmultiply
verb
(intransitive) To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.
overoperated
overoperated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overoperate
overoperates
overoperates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overoperate
overoptimism
overoptimism
noun
Excessive optimism.
overoptimist
overoptimist
noun
An excessively optimistic person.
overpayments
overpayments
noun
plural of overpayment
overplanting
overplanting
verb
present participle of overplant
overplotting
overplotting
noun
The plotting of data on top of a previous plot
verb
present participle of overplot
overpopulate
overpopulate
verb
To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.
overpositive
overpositive
adj
Excessively positive.
overpotently
overpractice
overpraticed
overpregnant
overprinting
overprinting
verb
present participle of overprint
overpromoted
overpromoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpromote
overpromotes
overpromotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpromote
overpromptly
overpromptly
adv
Too promptly.
overprotects
overprotects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overprotect
overprotract
overpuissant
overreported
overreported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overreport