(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.
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.
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
appellatives
appellatives
noun
plural of appellative
applausively
applausively
adv
In an applausive manner.
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
apprehensive
apprehensive
adj
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
asphyxiative
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
autopositive
avoidupoises
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
cavaliership
cavaliership
noun
The role or status of a cavalier.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
compassivity
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
corrivalship
corrivalship
noun
(obsolete) joint rivalry
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
depravedness
depravedness
noun
The state of being depraved; depravity
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
diapositives
diapositives
noun
plural of diapositive
disapprovals
disapprovals
noun
plural of disapproval
disapprovers
disapprovers
noun
plural of disapprover
disapproving
disapproving
verb
present participle of disapprove
dispensative
dispensative
adj
Granting dispensation.
disprivacied
disprivacied
adj
(poetic, rare) Deprived of privacy.
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
eavesdropped
eavesdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop
eavesdropper
eavesdropper
noun
(military, slang) A surveillance aircraft.
One who eavesdrops.
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
evilspeaking
exasperative
exasperative
adj
(archaic) exasperating; causing annoyance
galvanoscope
galvanoscope
noun
A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.
galvanoscopy
galvanoscopy
noun
The use of galvanism in physiological experiments.
gravispheric
harpersville
harpursville
hyperactives
hyperovarism
hypovanadous
improvisator
improvisator
noun
An improvvisatore.
mediopassive
mediopassive
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to a voice of a transitive verb that is both middle voice and passive voice or reflexive and passive voice.
noun
(grammar) A mediopassive construction; a phrase that uses the mediopassive voice.
mesatipelvic
nonexpansive
nonexpansive
adj
Not expansive.
nonpulsative
overappraise
overappraise
verb
(transitive) To appraise at too high a value.
overcaptious
overcaptious
adj
Excessively captious.
overemphases
overemphases
noun
plural of overemphasis
overemphasis
overemphasis
noun
Excessive emphasis.
overexplains
overexplains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexplain
overgrasping
overgrasping
adj
Excessively grasping.
overoperates
overoperates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overoperate
overpackages
overpackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpackage
overpayments
overpayments
noun
plural of overpayment
overpersuade
overpersuade
verb
To win someone over through persuasion; to convince (someone) to do something against their own judgement or wishes.
overpleasing
overpleasing
verb
present participle of overplease
overpraising
overpraising
noun
Excessive or undue praising.
verb
present participle of overpraise
overprograms
overprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overprogram
overpuissant
overpurchase
overpurchase
noun
An expensive purchase.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To pay too dear a price.
To buy too much of something.
overspacious
overspacious
adj
Excessively spacious.
overspangled
overspangled
adj
(poetic) Covered as if with spangles.
overspanning
overspanning
verb
present participle of overspan
overspeaking
overspeaking
verb
present participle of overspeak
paleoatavism
palmersville
pardeesville
parviflorous
parviflorous
adj
(botany) Having small flowers.
parvifolious
parvifolious
adj
(botany) Having small leaves.
parvoviruses
parvoviruses
noun
plural of parvovirus
passionative
passivations
passivations
noun
plural of passivation
pelvioplasty
pelvisternal
pennsylvania
perisynovial
perisynovial
adj
Around a synovium.
perivascular
perivascular
adj
Around or surrounding a blood vessel
perivisceral
perivisceral
adj
(anatomy) Around the viscera.
perseverance
perseverance
noun
Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.
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.
persuasively
persuasively
adv
In a manner intended to convince or persuade.
pervestigate
pervestigate
verb
(obsolete) To investigate thoroughly.
pervicacious
pervicacious
adj
(possibly rare) Extremely stubborn or headstrong; wilful, obstinate.
petrozavodsk
petrozavodsk
Proper noun
The capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
picornavirus
picornavirus
noun
Any of the family Picornaviridae of RNA viruses, many of which are pathogenic, causing diseases such as polio, foot-and-mouth disease, and many varieties of the common cold.
plantivorous
plantivorous
adj
plant-eating
polyvalences
polyvalences
noun
plural of polyvalence
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.
preadvertise
preadvertise
verb
To advertise beforehand; to preannounce publicly.
preadvisable
preparatives
preparatives
noun
plural of preparative
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.
preservatize
preservatize
verb
(transitive, chiefly Australia, New Zealand) To treat with a preservative.
preservatory
preservatory
adj
preservative
noun
(obsolete) A preservative.
(obsolete) A room or apparatus in which perishable things can be preserved without decay.
prevalencies
prevalescent
prevaricates
prevaricates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prevaricate
previsionary
previsionary
Adjective
Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic.
proparasceve
provableness
provableness
noun
The quality of being provable.
provaccinist
provisionals
provisionals
noun
plural of provisional
provisionary
provisionary
adj
provisional
provocateurs
provocateurs
noun
plural of provocateur
provocations
provocations
noun
plural of provocation
provocatives
provocatives
noun
plural of provocative
provostorial
provostorial
Adjective
Pertaining to a provost.
pseudoovally
pseudovarian
pseudovaries
pseudovaries
noun
plural of pseudovary
psychoactive
psychoactive
adj
(pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.
pulveraceous
pulveraceous
adj
(botany) Having a finely powdered surface; pulverulent.
pulverisable
pulverisable
adj
Alternative form of pulverizable
replevisable
replevisable
adj
Alternative form of repleviable
reprivatizes
reprivatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprivatize
salvageproof
separatively
separatively
adv
In a separative manner.
septemvirate
septemvirate
noun
A group of seven people, especially (politics) a council of seven men who share office or rule.
sivapithecus
slavophilism
slavophobist
spotsylvania
spragueville
stupefactive
stupefactive
adj
Inducing stupor; making drowsy; stupefacient.
subvicarship
sulphovinate
superaverage
superbravely
superelevate
superelevate
verb
(transitive) To give a superelevation to (a railway track).
superengrave
supergravity
supergravity
noun
(physics) A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity.