| ANTIRESORPTIVE | • antiresorptive adj. Inhibiting resorption. • antiresorptive n. Any drug that inhibits resorption. |
| CONTEMPLATIVES | • contemplatives n. Plural of contemplative. • CONTEMPLATIVE n. a person who practices contemplation. |
| CONTRACEPTIVES | • contraceptives n. Plural of contraceptive. • CONTRACEPTIVE n. something intended to prevent conception. |
| CRYOPROTECTIVE | • cryoprotective adj. That provides cryoprotection. • CRYOPROTECTIVE adj. serving to protect against the deleterious effects of freezing. |
| EXPECTORATIVES | • expectoratives n. Plural of expectorative. • EXPECTORATIVE n. an expectorant medicine. |
| EXPLOITATIVELY | • exploitatively adv. In an exploitative manner. • EXPLOITATIVE adv. serving to exploit, also EXPLOITIVE. |
| INTEROPERATIVE | • interoperative adj. During a surgical operation. • INTEROPERATIVE adj. between operatives. |
| NONCOMPETITIVE | • noncompetitive adj. That does not involve competition or rivalry. • non-competitive adj. Alternative spelling of noncompetitive. • NONCOMPETITIVE adj. not competitive. |
| OVERINTERPRETS | • overinterprets v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overinterpret. |
| OVERPROTECTING | • overprotecting v. Present participle of overprotect. • OVERPROTECT v. to protect to excess. |
| OVERPROTECTION | • overprotection n. The act of overprotecting. • OVERPROTECTION n. excessive protection. |
| OVERPROTECTIVE | • overprotective adj. Excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children). • OVERPROTECT adj. to protect to excess. |
| PHOTORECEPTIVE | • photoreceptive adj. (Biology) Absorbing and using light, especially for sensory purposes. • PHOTORECEPTIVE adj. relating to photoreception. |
| PHOTOSENSITIVE | • photosensitive adj. Having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light. • PHOTOSENSITIVE adj. sensitive or sensitized to the action of radiant energy. |
| PRECOMPETITIVE | • precompetitive adj. Describing the early stages of the development of a commercial product, during which competitors collaborate. • PRECOMPETITIVE adj. denoting a period of industrial or commercial development during which competitors work together. |
| PROJECTIVITIES | • projectivities n. Plural of projectivity. • PROJECTIVITY n. the state of being projective. |
| PROTECTIVENESS | • protectiveness n. The quality of being protective. • PROTECTIVENESS n. the state of being protective. |
| RETROSPECTIVES | • retrospectives n. Plural of retrospective. • RETROSPECTIVE n. a generally comprehensive exhibition, compilation, or performance of the work of an artist over a span of years. |