| BIODIVERSITY | • biodiversity n. (Ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region. • BIODIVERSITY n. the number of species present in a given ecosystem. |
| COORDINATIVE | • coordinative adj. Of or pertaining to coordination. • coördinative adj. Alternative spelling of coordinative. • co-ordinative adj. Alternative spelling of coordinative. |
| DEPRIVATIONS | • deprivations n. Plural of deprivation. • DEPRIVATION n. the state of being deprived. |
| DERIVATIONAL | • derivational adj. (Grammar) Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived. • DERIVATIONAL adj. relating to derivation. |
| DETRITIVORES | • detritivores n. Plural of detritivore. |
| DIVERSIONIST | • diversionist n. One engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities. • diversionist n. A person who deviates politically. • DIVERSIONIST n. one engaged in diversionary activities. |
| DIVERTIMENTO | • divertimento n. (Music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century. • DIVERTIMENTO n. (Italian) a genre of 18th century chamber music having several short movements. |
| IMPROVISATED | • improvisated v. Simple past tense and past participle of improvisate. • IMPROVISATE v. (obsolete) to improvise. |
| INTRODUCTIVE | • introductive adj. Of, pertaining to, or serving as an introduction. • INTRODUCTIVE adj. serving to introduce, also INTRODUCTORY. |
| NONDIRECTIVE | • nondirective adj. Not directive. • nondirective n. A statement or utterance that is not a directive. • NONDIRECTIVE adj. of, relating to, or being psychotherapy, counseling, or interviewing in which the counselor refrains from interpretation or explanation but encourages the client (as by repeating phrases) to talk freely. |
| OVERIDENTIFY | • overidentify v. (Intransitive) To identify too much (with another person or thing). • OVERIDENTIFY v. to identify to excess. |
| OVERSTRIDING | • overstriding v. Present participle of overstride. • OVERSTRIDE v. to stride over, across, or beyond. |
| OVERUTILISED | • OVERUTILISE v. to utilise excessively, also OVERUTILIZE. |
| OVERUTILIZED | • overutilized v. Simple past tense and past participle of overutilize. • OVERUTILIZE v. to utilize excessively, also OVERUTILISE. |
| PROVIDENTIAL | • providential adj. Pertaining to divine providence. • providential adj. Fortunate, as if occurring through the intervention of Providence. • PROVIDENTIAL adj. of, relating to, or determined by Providence. |
| RETRODICTIVE | • retrodictive adj. Of or pertaining to retrodiction. • RETRODICTIVE adj. relating to retrodiction. |
| REVALIDATION | • revalidation n. The act of revalidating. • REVALIDATION n. the action or an instance of revalidating. |