| 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… |
| APPOSITIVELY | • appositively adv. In an appositive manner. • APPOSITIVE adv. relating to apposition. |
| GALVANOSCOPY | • galvanoscopy n. The use of galvanism in physiological experiments. • GALVANOSCOPY n. the use of a galvanoscope, an instrument for detecting the presence and direction of an electric current. |
| OVERPAYMENTS | • overpayments n. Plural of overpayment. • OVERPAYMENT n. an excessive payment. |
| 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… |
| POLYVALENCES | • polyvalences n. Plural of polyvalence. • POLYVALENCE n. the state of being polyvalent. |
| POSTVAGOTOMY | • postvagotomy adj. (Medicine) After a vagotomy. • POSTVAGOTOMY adj. following a vagotomy. |
| 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. |
| PROVISIONARY | • provisionary adj. Provisional. • PROVISIONARY adj. provisional. • PROVISIONARY n. something provisional. |
| PSYCHOACTIVE | • psychoactive adj. (Pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes. • psychoactive n. (Pharmacology) Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes. • PSYCHOACTIVE adj. affecting the mind or behavior. |
| PYROGRAVURES | • pyrogravures n. Plural of pyrogravure. • PYROGRAVURE n. design traced by pyrography. |
| VIVIPAROUSLY | • viviparously adv. (Biology) In a viviparous manner. • VIVIPAROUS adv. producing live young. |