| ABSORPTIVITY | • absorptivity n. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. • absorptivity n. (Thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface. • absorptivity n. (Analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer’s law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance… |
| IRREPROVABLY | • irreprovably adv. In a irreprovable manner; irreproachably. • IRREPROVABLE adv. blameless. |
| OVERCAPACITY | • overcapacity n. A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed. • OVERCAPACITY n. excessive capacity for production or services in relation to demand. |
| OVERPAYMENTS | • overpayments n. Plural of overpayment. • OVERPAYMENT n. an excessive payment. |
| PARLEYVOOING | • parleyvooing v. Present participle of parleyvoo. • PARLEYVOO v. (slang) to speak French. |
| PEJORATIVELY | • pejoratively adv. In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation. • PEJORATIVE adv. implying or imputing evil. |
| POLYOMAVIRUS | • polyomavirus n. Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals. • Polyomavirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Polyomaviridae – now split into genera Alphapolyomavirus… |
| PREOVULATORY | • preovulatory adj. Prior to ovulation. • PREOVULATORY adj. occurring or existing in or typical of the period immediately preceding ovulation. |
| PRESERVATORY | • preservatory n. (Obsolete) A preservative. • preservatory n. (Obsolete) A room or apparatus in which perishable things can be preserved without decay. • preservatory adj. Preservative. |
| PREVISIONARY | • previsionary adj. Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic. • PREVISIONARY adj. relating to prevision, foresight. |
| PROVEABILITY | • PROVEABILITY n. the capacity for being proved, also PROVABILITY. |
| PROVERBIALLY | • proverbially adv. In a manner that uses proverbs; in proverbs. • proverbially adv. In a manner reminiscent of a proverb. • PROVERBIAL adv. of or like a proverb. |
| PROVINCIALLY | • provincially adv. In a provincial way. • PROVINCIAL adv. relating to the provinces. |
| PROVISIONARY | • provisionary adj. Provisional. • PROVISIONARY adj. provisional. • PROVISIONARY n. something provisional. |
| PYROGRAVURES | • pyrogravures n. Plural of pyrogravure. • PYROGRAVURE n. design traced by pyrography. |
| VAPORABILITY | • vaporability n. The quality or state of being vaporable. • VAPORABILITY n. the capacity to be vaporised, also VAPOURABILITY. |
| VITUPERATORY | • vituperatory adj. Vituperative. • VITUPERATORY adj. uttering or given to censure, also VITUPERATIVE. |
| VIVIPAROUSLY | • viviparously adv. (Biology) In a viviparous manner. • VIVIPAROUS adv. producing live young. |