| CONTRACEPTIVE | • contraceptive adj. That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse. • contraceptive n. A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely. • CONTRACEPTIVE n. something intended to prevent conception. |
| 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. |
| EXTRAPOLATIVE | • extrapolative adj. That serves to extrapolate. • EXTRAPOLATIVE adj. relating to extrapolation. |
| INTEROCEPTIVE | • interoceptive adj. Of or pertaining to interoception or an interoceptor. • INTEROCEPTIVE adj. responding to stimuli arising within the body. |
| INTERPOLATIVE | • interpolative adj. Of or pertaining to interpolation. • INTERPOLATIVE adj. relating to interpolation. |
| INTROSPECTIVE | • introspective adj. Examining one’s own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself. • INTROSPECTIVE adj. relating to introspection, also INTROSPECTIONAL. |
| OPERATIVITIES | • OPERATIVITY n. the state of being operative. |
| OVERINTERPRET | • overinterpret v. To give an overinterpretation. • overinterpret v. To attach too much importance to an interpretation. |
| OVERPROTECTED | • overprotected v. Simple past tense and past participle of overprotect. • OVERPROTECT v. to protect to excess. |
| PENETRATIVELY | • penetratively adv. In a penetrating manner. • PENETRATIVE adv. tending to penetrate. |
| PERSPECTIVIST | • perspectivist n. A proponent of perspectivism. • PERSPECTIVIST n. a believer in perspectivism. |
| PHOTOREACTIVE | • photoreactive adj. That participates in, or initiates a photoreaction. • PHOTOREACTIVE adj. reacting to light. |
| POSTOPERATIVE | • postoperative adj. Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation. • postoperative n. A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery. • post-operative adj. Alternative spelling of postoperative. |
| PRECIPITATIVE | • precipitative adj. Synonym of precipitate. • PRECIPITATIVE adj. serving to precipitate. |
| PREMEDITATIVE | • premeditative adj. Involving premeditation. • PREMEDITATIVE adj. given to or characterized by premeditation. |
| PREVENTATIVES | • preventatives n. Plural of preventative. • PREVENTATIVE n. something intended to prevent. |
| RECEPTIVITIES | • receptivities n. Plural of receptivity. • RECEPTIVITY n. the state of being receptive. |
| RETROSPECTIVE | • retrospective adj. Of, relating to, or contemplating the past. • retrospective adj. Looking backwards. • retrospective adj. Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive. |
| SEPTEMVIRATES | • septemvirates n. Plural of septemvirate. • SEPTEMVIRATE n. government by, or group of, seven men. |