(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
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.
complicative
complicative
adj
Having a tendency to complicate.
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
copulatively
copulatively
adv
In a copulative manner.
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
devaporation
devaporation
noun
The change of vapour into water, as in the formation of rain.
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.
divaporation
emancipative
emancipative
adj
emancipatory
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
evaporimeter
evaporimeter
noun
An atmometer
evaporometer
evaporometer
noun
An instrument for measuring evaporation; an atmometer.
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
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
hypoactivity
hypoactivity
noun
The condition of being hypoactive
hypovanadate
imperatively
imperatively
adv
In an imperative manner.
impregnative
improvisator
improvisator
noun
An improvvisatore.
imputatively
imputatively
adv
In an imputative fashion or manner.
interpervade
interpluvial
interpluvial
noun
(geology) A period of decreased rainfall.
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
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”).
nonprevalent
nonprevalent
adj
Not prevalent.
nonprobative
nonprobative
adj
Not probative.
nonpulsative
nonpurgative
nonpurgative
adj
Not purgative.
opiniatively
opiniatively
adv
Archaic form of opinionatively.
opinionative
opinionative
adj
(of persons) Opinionated.
Of, pertaining to, being, or expressing opinion.
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.
overemphatic
overemphatic
adj
Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or theatrical interpretation
overmalapert
overoperated
overoperated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overoperate
overoperates
overoperates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overoperate
overpayments
overpayments
noun
plural of overpayment
overplanting
overplanting
verb
present participle of overplant
overpopulate
overpopulate
verb
To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.
overpractice
overpraticed
overpregnant
overprotract
overpuissant
paleoatavism
palliatively
palliatively
adv
With palliative care.
palminervate
parvifoliate
passionative
passivations
passivations
noun
plural of passivation
paucinervate
paucinervate
adj
(botany) Having few nerves.
pavonazzetto
pavonazzetto
noun
A type of variegated marble.
pedatinerved
pejoratively
pejoratively
adv
In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.
peltinervate
pelvioplasty
pelvisternal
peninvariant
peninvariant
noun
(mathematics) Synonym of cumulant
penninervate
pentavalence
pentavalence
noun
The condition of being pentavalent
pentavalency
pentavalency
noun
Alternative form of pentavalence
peradventure
peradventure
adv
(archaic) Perchance or maybe; perhaps; supposing.
noun
Chance, doubt or uncertainty.
performative
performative
adj
(philosophy, linguistics) Being enacted as it is said.
Being done as a performance in order to create an impression.
noun
A performative utterance.
perseverated
perseverated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of perseverate
perseverates
perseverates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perseverate
perspectival
perspectival
adj
Of or pertaining to perspective
perspirative
perspirative
adj
(now rare) Performing the act of perspiration or sweating; perspiratory.
perturbative
perturbative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing perturbation
pervestigate
pervestigate
verb
(obsolete) To investigate thoroughly.
perviability
perviability
noun
The property of being perviable.
pervulgation
pervulgation
noun
(obsolete) The act of publishing; publication.
petrifactive
petrifactive
adj
Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction.
petrozavodsk
petrozavodsk
Proper noun
The capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
photoengrave
photoengrave
verb
To make a photoengraving of an image
photogravure
photogravure
noun
(countable) A print so made.
(uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.
verb
To print by this process.
photovoltaic
photovoltaic
adj
Producing a voltage when exposed to light.
pinninervate
plantivorous
plantivorous
adj
plant-eating
plattenville
portageville
postalveolar
postalveolar
adj
(phonetics) Articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
noun
(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.
postclavicle
postclavicle
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.
postdiluvial
postdiluvial
adj
After the Biblical Flood.
postdiluvian
postdiluvian
adj
postdiluvial
noun
One who lived after the Biblical Flood.
postmedieval
postmedieval
adj
After the Middle Ages.
postmutative
postvaccinal
postvaccinal
adj
After vaccination.
postvagotomy
postvagotomy
adj
(medicine) After a vagotomy.
postvenereal
postvenereal
adj
Following venereal disease.
preadjective
preadventure
preadvertent
preadvertise
preadvertise
verb
To advertise beforehand; to preannounce publicly.
preadvocated
preaffidavit
preaggravate
precaptivity
precaptivity
adj
Prior to a period of captivity.
precultivate
preevaporate
preformative
preformative
adj
(grammar) Chiefly in Semitic languages: of a letter, syllable, etc.: attached to the beginning of a word as a formative element.
Of a thing: forming or affecting something that comes later.
Of or pertaining to preformation.
noun
Chiefly in Semitic languages: a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word.
preimitative
preimitative
adj
(psychology) Before the development of true imitative behaviour.
preobviating
preoperative
preoperative
adj
Prior to surgery.
noun
A transgender person who has not yet undergone gender reassignment surgery.
preovulatory
preovulatory
adj
Prior to ovulation.
preparatives
preparatives
noun
plural of preparative
prerogatival
prerogatival
adj
Of or relating to a prerogative.
prerogatived
prerogatived
adj
Endowed with a prerogative, or exclusive privilege.
prerogatives
prerogatives
noun
plural of prerogative
presalvation
presentative
presentative
adj
(ecclesiastical law) Of a benefice, or the advowsons, tithes, etc., associated with a benefice: that a patron has the right to present.
(grammar) Serving to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor.
(metaphysics, psychology) Of or pertaining to a presentation (“an image formed in the mind after an object is perceived”).
(rare) Of or pertaining to an act of presenting or giving an object to someone.
Presenting, or able to represent, an idea in the mind.
Synonym of representative (“representing another, or representing a larger group”)
noun
(grammar) A construct that serves to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor.
preservation
preservation
noun
The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
The state of being preserved, how something has survived.
preservative
preservative
adj
Tending to preserve.
noun
(countable) Any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.