| DEVELOPMENT | • development n. (Uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change. • development n. (Uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is… • development n. (Countable) Something which has developed. |
| ENVELOPMENT | • envelopment n. The act of enveloping. • envelopment n. That which envelops; a covering. • envelopment n. (Military) An offensive action in which an attacking force moves over or around the enemy and attacks… |
| HYPOTENSIVE | • hypotensive adj. Relating to hypotension (low blood pressure). • hypotensive n. Any drug that lowers the blood pressure. • hypotensive n. A drug that lowers the blood pressure as its principal intended effect; a drug taken to treat hypertension. |
| IMPROVEMENT | • improvement n. The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering. • improvement n. The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed;… • improvement n. The state of being improved; betterment; advance. |
| INOPERATIVE | • inoperative adj. Not working or functioning; either idle or broken. • inoperative adj. (Law) No longer legally binding. • INOPERATIVE adj. not operative. |
| NOCICEPTIVE | • nociceptive adj. (Physiology) Relating to the perception or sensation of pain. • noci-ceptive adj. Alternative form of nociceptive. • NOCICEPTIVE adj. sensitive to pain; causing pain. |
| OVERPAINTED | • overpainted v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpaint. • OVERPAINT v. to color or describe too strongly. |
| OVERPAYMENT | • overpayment n. Payment exceeding the amount actually due. • OVERPAYMENT n. an excessive payment. |
| OVERPLANTED | • overplanted v. Simple past tense and past participle of overplant. • OVERPLANT v. to plant to excess. |
| OVERPRINTED | • overprinted v. Simple past tense and past participle of overprint. • OVERPRINT v. to print over something already printed. |
| PERSONATIVE | • personative adj. Portraying a person or persons. • PERSONATIVE adj. dramatic; presenting or presented through persons. |
| PONTLEVISES | • PONTLEVIS n. (French) a drawbridge. |
| PREDEVOTING | • PREDEVOTE v. to devote or dedicate beforehand. |
| PREMONITIVE | • premonitive adj. Premonitory. • PREMONITIVE adj. conveying a warning, also PREMONITORY. |
| PREMOVEMENT | • premovement adj. Prior to movement. • PREMOVEMENT n. the act of premoving. |
| PREVENTIONS | • preventions n. Plural of prevention. • PREVENTION n. the act of preventing. |
| PROGENITIVE | • progenitive adj. Being able to produce offspring, reproductive. • PROGENITIVE adj. capable of bearing offspring. |
| PROVOKEMENT | • provokement n. (Now rare) Provocation. • PROVOKEMENT n. (Spenser) provocation. |
| UNOPERATIVE | • unoperative adj. Obsolete form of inoperative. • UNOPERATIVE adj. not operative. |
| VAPORESCENT | • vaporescent adj. (Rare) Becoming vaporous; producing or emitting vapor. • VAPORESCENT adj. forming vapor. |