| COMPUTATIVE | • computative adj. Of or relating to computation, computational. • computative adj. Calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning. • COMPUTATIVE adj. of or relating to computation. |
| CONSUMPTIVE | • consumptive adj. Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful. • consumptive adj. Of, or relating to consumption. • consumptive adj. (Pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis. |
| COPULATIVES | • copulatives n. Plural of copulative. • COPULATIVE n. a conjunction that indicates combination e.g. 'and'. |
| EPROUVETTES | • eprouvettes n. Plural of eprouvette. • EPROUVETTE n. (French) an apparatus for testing or proving the strength of gunpowder. |
| NONPUNITIVE | • nonpunitive adj. Not punitive. • NONPUNITIVE adj. not punitive. |
| OVERPICTURE | • overpicture v. (Transitive, obsolete) To surpass nature in the picture or representation of; describe or portray with exaggeration. • OVERPICTURE v. to picture to excess. |
| OVERTRUMPED | • overtrumped v. Simple past tense and past participle of overtrump. • OVERTRUMP v. to trump with a higher card than the trump already played. |
| PLUVIOMETER | • pluviometer n. (Meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall. • PLUVIOMETER n. a device for recording rainfall. |
| PLUVIOMETRY | • pluviometry n. The scientific measurement of rainfall. • PLUVIOMETRY n. the measurement of rain. |
| PROVOCATEUR | • provocateur n. One who engages in provocative behavior. • provocateur n. An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts. • PROVOCATEUR n. (French) one who provokes others to commit a crime. |
| PULVERATION | • PULVERATION n. pulverization. |
| SPORULATIVE | • sporulative adj. Relating to sporulation. • SPORULATIVE adj. relating to sporulation. |
| SUPEROCTAVE | • superoctave n. (Music) The octave above another. • superoctave n. (Music) A coupler in the organ by means of which is sounded an octave higher than the one struck. • superoctave n. (Music) An organ stop two octaves above the principal. |
| SUPERVOLUTE | • supervolute adj. (Botany) Having a plaited and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in the morning glory. • SUPERVOLUTE adj. convolute. |
| SUPPOSITIVE | • suppositive adj. Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed. • suppositive n. A word denoting or implying supposition. • SUPPOSITIVE adj. suppositional. |
| UNOPERATIVE | • unoperative adj. Obsolete form of inoperative. • UNOPERATIVE adj. not operative. |
| UNPROVIDENT | • unprovident adj. (Obsolete) lacking caution; lacking foresight; improvident. • unprovident adj. (Obsolete) lacking thrift. • UNPROVIDENT adj. (Shakespeare) improvident. |
| VITUPERATOR | • vituperator n. One who vituperates, or censures abusively. • VITUPERATOR n. one who vituperates. |