| ABSORPTIVE | • absorptive adj. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent. • absorptive n. Any substance that absorbs. • ABSORPTIVE adj. capable of absorbing. |
| ADSORPTIVE | • adsorptive adj. Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption. • adsorptive n. Any substance that adsorbs. • ADSORPTIVE adj. relating to adsorption. |
| EVAPORITES | • evaporites n. Plural of evaporite. • EVAPORITE n. a sedimentary rock formed by the evaporation of salt water e.g. halite. |
| OPERATIVES | • operatives n. Plural of operative. • OPERATIVE n. a worker, esp. one with special skills. |
| OVERPAINTS | • overpaints v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpaint. • OVERPAINT v. to color or describe too strongly. |
| OVERPRINTS | • overprints n. Plural of overprint. • overprints v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overprint. • OVERPRINT v. to print over something already printed. |
| OVIPOSITOR | • ovipositor n. (Zoology) A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs. • OVIPOSITOR n. the organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. |
| OVIRAPTORS | • oviraptors n. Plural of oviraptor. • OVIRAPTOR n. a small two-footed dinosaur. |
| PEROVSKITE | • perovskite n. (Mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO3, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals. • PEROVSKITE n. a mineral form of calcium titanate. |
| PLOVERIEST | • PLOVERY adj. abounding in plovers. |
| PORTATIVES | • portatives n. Plural of portative. • PORTATIVE n. a portable organ. |
| PRIVATIONS | • privations n. Plural of privation. • PRIVATION n. the act of depriving, or taking away. |
| PROTENSIVE | • protensive adj. Drawn out; extended. • PROTENSIVE adj. extensive in time or length. |
| PROTRUSIVE | • protrusive adj. That protrudes; protruding. • protrusive adj. Rather conspicuous; obtrusive. • PROTRUSIVE adj. thrusting or impelling forward; as, protrusive motion. |
| RESORPTIVE | • resorptive adj. Of, pertaining to, or caused by resorption. • RESORPTIVE adj. relating to resorption. |
| SPORTIVELY | • sportively adv. In a sportive way. • SPORTIVE adv. playful. |
| SUPPORTIVE | • supportive adj. Providing support. • SUPPORTIVE adj. tending to support. |
| VAPOROSITY | • vaporosity n. The quality of being vaporous. • vaporosity n. (Countable) Anything lacking substance. • VAPOROSITY n. the state of being vaporous. |
| VAPOURIEST | • VAPOURY adj. full of vapour; affected with the vapours, also VAPORY. |
| VERTIPORTS | • vertiports n. Plural of vertiport. • VERTIPORT n. an airport designed for vertical takeoff and landing. |