| APPELLATIVES | • appellatives n. Plural of appellative. • APPELLATIVE n. a common noun or common name (as distinguished from a proper name). |
| COMPELLATIVE | • compellative n. (Grammar) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative. • COMPELLATIVE n. compellation. |
| DEOPPILATIVE | • deoppilative n. (Medicine, dated) Any medicine that dissolves obstructions. • DEOPPILATIVE n. any drug which removes obstructions in the body. |
| EXPLOITATIVE | • exploitative adj. In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something. • exploitative adj. (More generally) Of or relating to exploitation. • exploitative adj. (Ecology, of competition) Wherein one organism reduces a resource to the point of affecting other organisms. |
| IMPERATIVELY | • imperatively adv. In an imperative manner. • IMPERATIVE adv. expressive of command, advice or request. |
| OVERPOPULATE | • overpopulate v. To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
| PEJORATIVELY | • pejoratively adv. In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation. • PEJORATIVE adv. implying or imputing evil. |
| PENTAVALENCE | • pentavalence n. The condition of being pentavalent. • PENTAVALENCE n. the condition of having a valency of five, also PENTAVALENCY. |
| PENTAVALENCY | • pentavalency n. Alternative form of pentavalence. • PENTAVALENCY n. the condition of having a valency of five, also PENTAVALENCE. |
| PERSPECTIVAL | • perspectival adj. Of or pertaining to perspective. • PERSPECTIVAL adj. relating to perspective. |
| POSTMEDIEVAL | • postmedieval adj. After the Middle Ages. • post-medieval adj. Alternative form of postmedieval. • POSTMEDIEVAL adj. taking place after the mediaeval period. |
| PREVAILMENTS | • prevailments n. Plural of prevailment. • PREVAILMENT n. (Shakespeare) the power of overcoming. |
| REPUTATIVELY | • reputatively adv. (Archaic) reputedly. • REPUTATIVE adv. reputed, putative. |
| SEPARATIVELY | • separatively adv. In a separative manner. • SEPARATIVE adv. causing separation. |
| SUPERELEVATE | • superelevate v. (Transitive) To give a superelevation to (a railway track). • SUPERELEVATE v. to raise above a normal level. |
| SUPERLATIVES | • superlatives n. Plural of superlative. • SUPERLATIVE n. the superlative degree of comparison in a language. |
| SUPEROVULATE | • superovulate v. (Biology) To produce large quantities of mature ova. • SUPEROVULATE v. to produce a larger number of ova than usual, e.g. under stimulus of injected hormones. |
| VESPERTILIAN | • vespertilian adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bats. • VESPERTILIAN adj. like a bat. |