| CONSERVATORSHIP | • conservatorship n. (Law) The legal status of a conservator, similar to guardianship or trusteeship. • conservatorship n. (Law) The state of being under the control of a conservator. • CONSERVATORSHIP n. the office of conservator. |
| HYPERSALIVATION | • hypersalivation n. (Medicine) An excessive flow of saliva. • HYPERSALIVATION n. excessive salivation. |
| HYPOVENTILATION | • hypoventilation n. (Medicine) Respiratory depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary… • HYPOVENTILATION n. abnormally decreased speed and depth of breathing. |
| NONPSYCHOACTIVE | • nonpsychoactive adj. Not psychoactive. |
| OVEREMPHATIC | • overemphatic adj. Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or theatrical interpretation. • OVEREMPHATIC adj. excessively emphatic. |
| OVERHAPPIEST | • OVERHAPPY adj. exceedingly happy. |
| PHOSPHORYLATIVE | • phosphorylative adj. Relating to phosphorylation. • PHOSPHORYLATIVE adj. of or like phosphorylate. |
| PHOTOACTIVE | • photoactive adj. Able to convert the energy of light into electricity via photoelectricity. • photoactive adj. Able to react chemically under the influence of light. • PHOTOACTIVE adj. affected physically or chemically by light or other radiation. |
| PHOTOENGRAVING | • photoengraving n. (Uncountable) A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed. • photoengraving n. (Countable) A plate or reproduction made using this process. • photoengraving v. Present participle of photoengrave. |
| PHOTOENGRAVINGS | • photoengravings n. Plural of photoengraving. • PHOTOENGRAVING n. any process of engraving by aid of photography, esp. from relief plates. |
| PHOTONEGATIVE | • photonegative adj. (Biology) having a negative phototropic or phototactic response; repelled by light. • PHOTONEGATIVE adj. exhibiting negative phototropism or phototaxis. |
| PHOTOOXIDATIVE | • photooxidative adj. That causes, or undergoes photooxidation. • PHOTOOXIDATIVE adj. relating to photooxidation. |
| PHOTOREACTIVE | • photoreactive adj. That participates in, or initiates a photoreaction. • PHOTOREACTIVE adj. reacting to light. |
| PHOTOREFRACTIVE | • photorefractive adj. (Physics) of or relating to a change in refractive index in the presence of light. • PHOTOREFRACTIVE adj. designating or relating to surgical procedures in which a laser is used to reshape the cornea and correct refractive errors such as myopia or astigmatism; esp. in photorefractive keratectomy. |
| 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. |