| ABSORPTIVENESS | • absorptiveness n. The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power. • ABSORPTIVENESS n. the state of being absorptive, also ABSORPTIVITY. |
| ANTIRESORPTIVE | • antiresorptive adj. Inhibiting resorption. • antiresorptive n. Any drug that inhibits resorption. |
| CONTEMPLATIVES | • contemplatives n. Plural of contemplative. • CONTEMPLATIVE n. a person who practices contemplation. |
| CONTRACEPTIVES | • contraceptives n. Plural of contraceptive. • CONTRACEPTIVE n. something intended to prevent conception. |
| CONVERTAPLANES | • convertaplanes n. Plural of convertaplane. • CONVERTAPLANE n. an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards, also CONVERTIPLANE, CONVERTOPLANE. |
| CONVERTIPLANES | • convertiplanes n. Plural of convertiplane. • CONVERTIPLANE n. an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards, also CONVERTAPLANE, CONVERTOPLANE. |
| CONVERTOPLANES | • CONVERTOPLANE n. an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards, also CONVERTAPLANE, CONVERTIPLANE. |
| INTEROPERATIVE | • interoperative adj. During a surgical operation. • INTEROPERATIVE adj. between operatives. |
| NONCOOPERATIVE | • noncooperative adj. Not cooperative; uncooperative. • NONCOOPERATIVE adj. of, relating to, or characterized by noncooperation. |
| NONSPECULATIVE | • nonspeculative adj. Not speculative. • NONSPECULATIVE adj. not speculative. |
| OVERCOMPENSATE | • overcompensate v. (Intransitive) To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area. • overcompensate v. (Transitive) To provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed. • OVERCOMPENSATE v. to compensate excessively. |
| PERSEVERATIONS | • perseverations n. Plural of perseveration. • PERSEVERATION n. continuation of something (as repetition of a word) usually to an exceptional degree or beyond a desired point. |
| PHOTOENGRAVERS | • photoengravers n. Plural of photoengraver. • PHOTOENGRAVER n. one who does photoengraving. |
| PREDEVALUATION | • predevaluation adj. (Economics) Before devaluation. • PREDEVALUATION adj. preceding a devaluation. |
| SUPERELEVATION | • superelevation n. The angle that a gun must be elevated above the line of its target to allow for the effect of gravity… • superelevation n. The cant of a railway track; the difference in elevation (height) between its two edges, as on a curve. • SUPERELEVATION n. the vertical distance between the heights of inner and outer edges of highway pavement or railroad rails. |