| 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… |
| ABSTRACTIVES | • ABSTRACTIVE n. anything abstractive. |
| ATTRIBUTIVES | • attributives n. Plural of attributive. • ATTRIBUTIVE n. a word added to another to denote an attribute. |
| CONTRIBUTIVE | • contributive adj. Tending to contribute; making a contribution. • CONTRIBUTIVE adj. relating to contribution. |
| DISTRIBUTIVE | • distributive adj. Relating to distribution. • distributive adj. Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each. • distributive adj. (Mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed… |
| DISTURBATIVE | • disturbative adj. (Chiefly archaic) Of, pertaining to, or causing the act of disturbing. • DISTURBATIVE adj. serving to disturb. |
| INVERTEBRATE | • invertebrate n. An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone. • invertebrate n. (Informal) A spineless person; a coward. • invertebrate adj. Lacking a backbone; without vertebrae. |
| OBLITERATIVE | • obliterative adj. Tending or serving to obliterate. • OBLITERATIVE adj. inducing or characterized by obliteration. |
| OBSTRUCTIVES | • obstructives n. Plural of obstructive. • OBSTRUCTIVE n. a hindrance. |
| OVERABSTRACT | • overabstract adj. Excessively abstract. • overabstract v. To abstract excessively. • OVERABSTRACT adj. excessively abstract. |
| OVERBETTINGS | • OVERBETTING n. betting to excess. |
| OVERSUBTLETY | • oversubtlety n. Excessive subtlety. • OVERSUBTLETY n. an excess of subtlety. |
| PERTURBATIVE | • perturbative adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing perturbation. • PERTURBATIVE adj. tending to perturb. |
| VERTEBRATION | • vertebration n. The formation of vertebrae. • VERTEBRATION n. division into vertebrae. |