| 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… |
| AMPHIBIOUSLY | • amphibiously adv. In the manner of an amphibian. • amphibiously adv. In an amphibious manner. • AMPHIBIOUS adv. adapted for both land and water. |
| CYBERPHOBIAS | • CYBERPHOBIA n. fear of computers. |
| HYDROPHOBIAS | • hydrophobias n. Plural of hydrophobia. • HYDROPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of water, as in rabies victims. |
| HYPNOPHOBIAS | • HYPNOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of sleep. |
| HYPNOTISABLE | • hypnotisable adj. Alternative spelling of hypnotizable. • HYPNOTISABLE adj. capable of being hypnotised, also HYPNOTIZABLE. |
| HYPSOPHOBIAS | • HYPSOPHOBIA n. a fear of falling from high places. |
| INHOSPITABLY | • inhospitably adv. In an inhospitable manner. • INHOSPITABLE adv. not showing hospitality, also UNHOSPITABLE. |
| NYCTOPHOBIAS | • NYCTOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of the night or darkness. |
| OPPOSABILITY | • opposability n. The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being placed opposite to something else). • opposability n. The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being resisted). • OPPOSABILITY n. the state of being opposable. |
| PARASYMBIONT | • parasymbiont n. (Biology) A parasymbiotic symbiont. • PARASYMBIONT n. a partner in parasymbiosis. |
| POLYSYLLABIC | • polysyllabic adj. (Of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables. • polysyllabic adj. (Of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables. • polysyllabic n. A word having more than one syllable. |
| SPORTABILITY | • sportability n. (Obsolete) sportiveness. • SPORTABILITY n. the quality of being sportable. |
| SUBOPTIMALLY | • suboptimally adv. In a less than optimal manner. |