(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.
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
appellatived
appellatives
appellatives
noun
plural of appellative
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
apperceptive
apperceptive
adj
perceptive
applausively
applausively
adv
In an applausive manner.
appointively
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appreciative
appreciative
adj
Capable of showing appreciation.
apprehensive
apprehensive
adj
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.
asphyxiative
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
autopositive
avoidupoises
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
cavaliership
cavaliership
noun
The role or status of a cavalier.
cervicaprine
chapmanville
codeveloping
codeveloping
verb
present participle of codevelop
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.
complexively
complicative
complicative
adj
Having a tendency to complicate.
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsively
compulsively
adv
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
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
convenership
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
coopersville
copulatively
copulatively
adv
In a copulative manner.
corrivalship
corrivalship
noun
(obsolete) joint rivalry
corruptively
corruptively
adv
In a corruptive way.
cropseyville
decemvirship
decemvirship
noun
The rank or position of decemvir.
deoppilative
deoppilative
noun
(medicine, dated) Any medicine that dissolves obstructions.
depopulative
depopulative
adj
That depopulates
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
depreciative
depreciative
adj
Tending to depreciate (in value etc.)
noun
A statement with a tendency to deprecate.
depressively
depressively
adv
In a depressive manner.
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.
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.
dispersively
dispersively
adv
In a dispersive way.
With regard to dispersion.
disprivacied
disprivacied
adj
(poetic, rare) Deprived of privacy.
disprivilege
disprivilege
noun
The state of lacking privileges, or being underprivileged.
verb
To deprive of a privilege or privileges.
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.
eavedropping
emancipative
emancipative
adj
emancipatory
eruptiveness
eruptiveness
Noun
The state or quality of being eruptive.
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
evaporimeter
evaporimeter
noun
An atmometer
eversporting
evilspeaking
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
expressively
expressively
adv
In an expressive manner.
expressivism
expressivism
noun
(philosophy, ethics) The doctrine that moral statements such as "this is wrong" express a moral evaluation rather than a statement of fact
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
foreprovided
governorship
governorship
noun
The office, or the term of a governor.
gravispheric
hamptonville
harpersville
harpursville
hepatoflavin
hepatoflavin
noun
(biochemistry, rare) A derivative of vitamin B which prevents skin lesions and weight loss.
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
hyperactives
hyperemotive
hyperemotive
adj
hyperemotional
hyperovarism
hypertensive
hypertensive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.
noun
A drug or substance that increases blood pressure.
A person with hypertension.
hyperviscous
hyperviscous
adj
Excessively viscous.
hypoactivity
hypoactivity
noun
The condition of being hypoactive
hypotensives
hypotensives
noun
plural of hypotensive
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.
imperviously
imperviously
adv
In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
impoverished
impoverished
adj
Having lost a component, an ingredient, or a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.
Reduced to poverty.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impoverish
impoverisher
impoverisher
noun
Someone who impoverishes.
impoverishes
impoverishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impoverish
impregnative
impressively
impressively
adv
In an impressive manner; forcibly.
imprevalency
imprevisible
imprevisible
adj
(rare) unforeseeable
improvements
improvements
noun
plural of improvement
improvership
improvidence
improvidence
noun
The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
improvisator
improvisator
noun
An improvvisatore.
improvisedly
imputatively
imputatively
adv
In an imputative fashion or manner.
incorruptive
incorruptive
adj
(archaic) incorruptible; not liable to decay
indeprivable
indeprivable
adj
(now rare) That one cannot be deprived of; inalienable.
inevaporable
inexpressive
inexpressive
adj
Lacking expression or emotion.
inoppressive
inoppressive
adj
Not oppressive or burdensome.
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
irrepressive
irreprovable
irreprovable
adj
Not reprovable; irreproachable.
irreprovably
irreprovably
adv
In a irreprovable manner; irreproachably.
irrespective
irrespective
adj
(obsolete) Disrespectful.
Heedless, regardless.
Without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent; impartial.
irresponsive
irresponsive
adj
That does not respond to stimuli; unresponsive.
leopoldville
liverpudlian
liverpudlian
Adjective
Of or relating to Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
Noun
A native or resident of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
someone connected with Liverpool Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
livetrapping
livetrapping
verb
present participle of livetrap
loupcerviers
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.
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
misdeveloped
misdeveloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misdevelop
misimproving
misimproving
verb
present participle of misimprove
misperceived
misperceived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misperceive
misperceives
misperceives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misperceive