| ABSORPTIVE | • absorptive adj. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent. • absorptive n. Any substance that absorbs. • ABSORPTIVE adj. capable of absorbing. |
| ADSORPTIVE | • adsorptive adj. Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption. • adsorptive n. Any substance that adsorbs. • ADSORPTIVE adj. relating to adsorption. |
| DAVENPORTS | • davenports n. Plural of davenport. • Davenports n. Plural of Davenport. • DAVENPORT n. a small ornamental writing desk; a large sofa, also DEVONPORT. |
| EVAPORATES | • evaporates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evaporate. • EVAPORATE v. to change into vapour. |
| EVAPORITES | • evaporites n. Plural of evaporite. • EVAPORITE n. a sedimentary rock formed by the evaporation of salt water e.g. halite. |
| OPERATIVES | • operatives n. Plural of operative. • OPERATIVE n. a worker, esp. one with special skills. |
| OVERPAINTS | • overpaints v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpaint. • OVERPAINT v. to color or describe too strongly. |
| OVERPLANTS | • overplants v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overplant. • OVERPLANT v. to plant to excess. |
| OVIRAPTORS | • oviraptors n. Plural of oviraptor. • OVIRAPTOR n. a small two-footed dinosaur. |
| PATERCOVES | • PATERCOVE n. (slang) a hedge-priest, also PATRICO. |
| PORTATIVES | • portatives n. Plural of portative. • PORTATIVE n. a portable organ. |
| PRIVATIONS | • privations n. Plural of privation. • PRIVATION n. the act of depriving, or taking away. |
| PROVOCANTS | • provocants n. Plural of provocant. • PROVOCANT n. one who provokes. |
| VALPROATES | • valproates n. Plural of valproate. • VALPROATE n. a salt of valproic acid. |
| VAPORETTOS | • vaporettos n. Plural of vaporetto. • VAPORETTO n. (Italian) a motorboat serving as a canal bus in Venice. |
| VAPOROSITY | • vaporosity n. The quality of being vaporous. • vaporosity n. (Countable) Anything lacking substance. • VAPOROSITY n. the state of being vaporous. |
| VAPOURIEST | • VAPOURY adj. full of vapour; affected with the vapours, also VAPORY. |