(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(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.
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.
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aestivations
aestivations
noun
plural of aestivation
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
alleviations
alleviations
noun
plural of alleviation
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.
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
asseveration
asseveration
noun
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
asseveratory
asseveratory
adj
asseverative
autopositive
averrhoistic
avitaminoses
avitaminoses
noun
plural of avitaminosis
avitaminosis
avitaminosis
noun
Any disease which is caused by vitamin deficiency.
bartonsville
beethovenish
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
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
boddhisattva
boddhisattva
noun
Alternative form of bodhisattva
bodhisattvas
bodhisattvas
noun
plural of bodhisattva
bolshevistic
brevirostral
brevirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a short beak or bill
bristolville
burtonsville
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
civilisation
civilisation
noun
UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of civilization
civilisatory
clairvoyants
clairvoyants
noun
plural of clairvoyant
cocultivates
cocultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cocultivate
coercivities
coercivities
noun
plural of coercivity
coevolutions
coevolutions
noun
plural of coevolution
cognoscitive
cognoscitive
adj
having the power of knowing
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.
combustively
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
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
condensative
condensative
adj
That tends to condense
conjunctivas
conjunctives
conjunctives
noun
plural of conjunctive
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.
conventicles
conventicles
noun
plural of conventicle
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.
convertibles
convertibles
noun
plural of convertible
convivialist
convivialist
noun
(archaic) A person who drinks alcohol.
A person of convivial habits.
convocations
convocations
noun
plural of convocation
convolutions
convolutions
noun
plural of convolution
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
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
covariations
covariations
noun
plural of covariation
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.
cultivations
cultivations
noun
plural of cultivation
curvicostate
curvicostate
adj
(botany, rare) Having bent ribs.
curvirostral
curvirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a crooked beak
curvirostres
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.
devolatilise
devolatilise
verb
Alternative form of devolatilize
devolvements
devolvements
noun
plural of devolvement
devoutlessly
devoutnesses
devoutnesses
noun
plural of devoutness
diapositives
diapositives
noun
plural of diapositive
discoverture
discoverture
noun
(obsolete, law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
disprovement
dissociative
dissociative
adj
(psychology) related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders
causing dissociation
removing or separating from some association
noun
a dissociative drug
dissolvative
disvaluation
disvaluation
noun
disesteem; depreciation; disrepute
diversionist
diversionist
noun
A person who deviates politically.
One engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities.
divinisation
divinisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of divinization
divisionists
divisionists
noun
plural of divisionist
divorcements
divorcements
noun
plural of divorcement
dorsiventral
dorsiventral
adj
Alternative form of dorsoventral
dorsoventrad
dorsoventral
dorsoventral
adj
Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and belly of something.
dovetailwise
earthmovings
eigenvectors
eigenvectors
noun
plural of eigenvector
envelopments
envelopments
noun
plural of envelopment
environments
environments
noun
plural of environment
envisionment
envisionment
noun
The process or result of envisioning.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
evaginations
evaginations
noun
plural of evagination
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
eventuations
eventuations
noun
plural of eventuation
eversporting
evisceration
evisceration
noun
(figurative, by extension) A vigorous verbal or physical assault.
A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
evolutionism
evolutionism
noun
(countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
(uncountable) The advocacy of Darwinian evolution by natural selection (Darwinism).
(uncountable) The belief in the universal presence of evolution.
evolutionist
evolutionist
noun
A proponent or supporter of evolutionism.
expositively
extraversion
extraversion
noun
Alternative spelling of extroversion
extroversion
extroversion
noun
(informal psychology) A personality orientation towards others and things outside oneself; behavior expressing such orientation.
(medicine) The condition of being inside out, especially in relation to the bladder.
(religion, obsolete) Consideration of the material world as an aid to spiritual insight.
extroversive
extroversive
adj
(psychology) Synonym of extroverted
extrovertish
extrovertish
adj
Somewhat extroverted.
fashionative
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
fructivorous
fructivorous
adj
fruit-eating
galvanotaxis
galvanotaxis
noun
(biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from an electric current