| ACTIVATING | • activating v. Present participle of activate. • ACTIVATE v. to set in motion. |
| ACTIVATION | • activation n. Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity. • activation n. (Physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons. • activation n. (Biochemistry) The process by which molecules are made able to react. |
| ANCHOVETTA | • anchovetta n. Alternative spelling of anchoveta. • ANCHOVETTA n. (Spanish) a small fish like an anchovy, also ANCHOVETA. |
| ANTICAVITY | • anticavity adj. Serving to prevent cavities in the teeth. |
| CAVITATING | • cavitating v. Present participle of cavitate. • CAVITATE v. to form cavities. |
| CAVITATION | • cavitation n. The formation of pits on a surface. • cavitation n. (Fluid dynamics) The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse, especially in a… • cavitation n. (Biology) The formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis. |
| CONSTATIVE | • constative adj. (Linguistics) Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false. • constative n. (Linguistics) An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false. • CONSTATIVE adj. that can be true or false. |
| CRAVATTING | • cravatting v. Present participle of cravat. • CRAVAT v. to dress in a cravat. |
| CUNCTATIVE | • cunctative adj. (Rare) Inclined to delay. • CUNCTATIVE adj. causing delay, also CUNCTATIOUS, CUNCTATORY. |
| INACTIVATE | • inactivate v. (Transitive) To make inactive. • INACTIVATE v. to make inactive. |
| INACTIVITY | • inactivity n. The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness. • INACTIVITY n. the state of being inactive. |
| INCITATIVE | • incitative n. A provocative; an incitant; a stimulant. • incitative adj. Inciting. • INCITATIVE n. an agent that incites. |
| NATIVISTIC | • nativistic adj. In agreement with the philosophy of nativism. • NATIVISTIC adj. relating to nativism. |
| OCTAVALENT | • octavalent adj. (Chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 8. • octavalent adj. (Medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 8. • OCTAVALENT adj. having a valency of eight. |
| VATICINATE | • vaticinate v. (Transitive, intransitive, chiefly formal) To predict or foretell future events; to prophesy or presage. • VATICINATE v. to prophesy, predict. |
| VENTIFACTS | • ventifacts n. Plural of ventifact. • VENTIFACT n. a stone polished by windblown sand. |