| 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. |
| CLAIRVOYANTS | • clairvoyants n. Plural of clairvoyant. • CLAIRVOYANT n. one who is clairvoyant. |
| CONSERVATORY | • conservatory adj. Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury. • conservatory adj. (Rare) Relating to conservation. • conservatory n. (Obsolete) That which preserves from injury. |
| CONTRAYERVAS | • contrayervas n. Plural of contrayerva. • CONTRAYERVA n. a tropical American plant of the mulberry family, once believed to be an antidote to poisons. |
| CONVERSANTLY | • conversantly adv. In a familiar manner. • CONVERSANT adv. having knowledge or experience. |
| OVERPAYMENTS | • overpayments n. Plural of overpayment. • OVERPAYMENT n. an excessive payment. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| VASOACTIVITY | • vasoactivity n. The quality or degree of being vasoactive. • VASOACTIVITY n. the state of being vasoactive. |
| VASODILATORY | • vasodilatory adj. Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a vasodilator. • VASODILATORY adj. relating to a vasodilator, a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation. |
| VOLUNTARYISM | • voluntaryism n. Alternative form of voluntarism. • VOLUNTARYISM n. the principle or practice of reliance on voluntary action, not coercion. |
| VOLUNTARYIST | • voluntaryist n. Alternative form of voluntarist. • VOLUNTARYIST n. a believer in voluntaryism. |