| DEVELOPMENTAL | • developmental adj. Related to development. • developmental n. A trainee flight controller. • DEVELOPMENTAL adj. relating to development. |
| EVAPORIMETERS | • evaporimeters n. Plural of evaporimeter. • EVAPORIMETER n. an instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation, also EVAPOROMETER. |
| EVAPOROMETERS | • evaporometers n. Plural of evaporometer. • EVAPOROMETER n. an instrument for measuring rate of evaporation, also EVAPORIMETER. |
| EXPECTORATIVE | • expectorative adj. Alternative form of expectorant. • expectorative n. Alternative form of expectorant. • EXPECTORATIVE n. an expectorant medicine. |
| EXTEROCEPTIVE | • exteroceptive adj. (Anatomy) That responds to external stimuli. • EXTEROCEPTIVE adj. relating to, being, or activated by stimuli received by an organism from outside. |
| INTEROCEPTIVE | • interoceptive adj. Of or pertaining to interoception or an interoceptor. • INTEROCEPTIVE adj. responding to stimuli arising within the body. |
| OPERATIVENESS | • operativeness n. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being operative. • operativeness n. (Countable) The result or product of being operative. • OPERATIVE n. having the power of operating or acting. |
| OVERDEPENDENT | • overdependent adj. Excessively dependent. • OVERDEPENDENT adj. excessively dependent. |
| OVEREXPLOITED | • overexploited v. Simple past tense and past participle of overexploit. • OVEREXPLOIT v. to exploit to excess. |
| OVERINTERPRET | • overinterpret v. To give an overinterpretation. • overinterpret v. To attach too much importance to an interpretation. |
| OVERPREDICTED | • overpredicted v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpredict. |
| OVERPROTECTED | • overprotected v. Simple past tense and past participle of overprotect. • OVERPROTECT v. to protect to excess. |
| OVERSPECULATE | • overspeculate v. (Finance) To spend too much money in speculation. • overspeculate v. To speculate excessively. • OVERSPECULATE v. to speculate excessively. |
| PERIOPERATIVE | • perioperative adj. (Surgery) Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and… |
| PERSEVERATION | • perseveration n. (Psychology) Uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture… • perseveration n. (Psychology) The tendency to continue or repeat an act or activity after the cessation of the original stimulus. • perseveration n. The act or an instance of persevering; perseverance. |
| PERSEVERATORS | • perseverators n. Plural of perseverator. • PERSEVERATOR n. one who perseverates. |
| PRETELEVISION | • pretelevision adj. Before the introduction of television. • PRETELEVISION adj. before television. |
| REDEVELOPMENT | • redevelopment n. The process of developing something anew. • redevelopment n. The demolition of old, redundant or unfashionable buildings or infrastructure and the construction of… • REDEVELOPMENT n. the act of redeveloping. |
| RETROSPECTIVE | • retrospective adj. Of, relating to, or contemplating the past. • retrospective adj. Looking backwards. • retrospective adj. Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive. |