(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.
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.
appointively
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
autopositive
avoidupoises
camptonville
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
codevelopers
codevelopers
noun
plural of codeveloper
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.
counterprove
counterprove
verb
(printing, transitive) To take a counterproof of.
cropseyville
cryopreserve
cryopreserve
verb
To preserve something (especially biological tissue) by freezing it and holding it a very low temperature
deoppilative
deoppilative
noun
(medicine, dated) Any medicine that dissolves obstructions.
depopulative
depopulative
adj
That depopulates
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
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
disapprovals
disapprovals
noun
plural of disapproval
disapprovers
disapprovers
noun
plural of disapprover
disapproving
disapproving
verb
present participle of disapprove
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
disprovement
divaporation
eavedropping
eavesdropped
eavesdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop
eavesdropper
eavesdropper
noun
(military, slang) A surveillance aircraft.
One who eavesdrops.
envelopments
envelopments
noun
plural of envelopment
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
evaporimeter
evaporimeter
noun
An atmometer
evaporometer
evaporometer
noun
An instrument for measuring evaporation; an atmometer.
eversporting
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
flavoprotein
flavoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases
foreprovided
galvanoglyph
galvanograph
galvanograph
noun
A copperplate produced by galvanography.
A picture printed from a plate of this kind.
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.
governorship
governorship
noun
The office, or the term of a governor.
hamptonville
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.
hyperemotive
hyperemotive
adj
hyperemotional
hyperovarism
hyperviscous
hyperviscous
adj
Excessively viscous.
hypoactivity
hypoactivity
noun
The condition of being hypoactive
hypotensives
hypotensives
noun
plural of hypotensive
hypovanadate
hypovanadous
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
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
incorruptive
incorruptive
adj
(archaic) incorruptible; not liable to decay
inevaporable
inoppressive
inoppressive
adj
Not oppressive or burdensome.
introceptive
intropulsive
irreprovable
irreprovable
adj
Not reprovable; irreproachable.
irreprovably
irreprovably
adv
In a irreprovable manner; irreproachably.
irresponsive
irresponsive
adj
That does not respond to stimuli; unresponsive.
leopoldville
loupcerviers
maldeveloped
maldeveloped
adj
developed in an improper or faulty way
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.
misdeveloped
misdeveloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misdevelop
misimproving
misimproving
verb
present participle of misimprove
misprovoking
nondeceptive
nondeceptive
adj
Not deceptive.
nondepletive
nondepravity
nondepravity
noun
Lack of depravity.
nonexpansive
nonexpansive
adj
Not expansive.
nonexplosive
nonexplosive
adj
Not explosive; unable to explode.
nonexpulsive
nonimpulsive
nonimpulsive
adj
Not impulsive
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.
nonpurposive
nonpurposive
adj
Not purposive.
nonreceptive
nonreceptive
adj
Not receptive.
observership
observership
noun
The office or work of an observer.
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.
oppressively
oppressively
adv
In an oppressive manner.
overappraise
overappraise
verb
(transitive) To appraise at too high a value.
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
overcompound
overcompress
overcompress
verb
(transitive) To compress too much.
overcropping
overcropping
verb
present participle of overcrop
overdepended
overdevelops
overdevelops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdevelop
overemphases
overemphases
noun
plural of overemphasis
overemphasis
overemphasis
noun
Excessive emphasis.
overemphatic
overemphatic
adj
Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or theatrical interpretation
overequipped
overequipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overequip
overexpanded
overexpanded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overexpand
overexplains
overexplains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexplain
overexplicit
overexplicit
adj
Excessively explicit.
overexploits
overexploits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexploit
overexposing
overexposing
verb
present participle of overexpose
overexposure
overexposure
noun
(photography) Exposure of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.
Excessive exposure.
Of a famous person, excessive publicity, publication or reporting regarding that person.
overgrasping
overgrasping
adj
Excessively grasping.
overhandicap
overhandicap
verb
(transitive) To handicap excessively.
overimposing
overimposing
verb
present participle of overimpose
overlordship
overlordship
noun
The position or quality of being an overlord.
The realm of overlords.
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