| ABSORPTIVITY | • absorptivity n. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. • absorptivity n. (Thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface. • absorptivity n. (Analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer’s law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance… |
| AVARICIOUSLY | • avariciously adv. In a greedy or self-serving manner. • AVARICIOUS adv. greedy of gain. |
| BIODIVERSITY | • biodiversity n. (Ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region. • BIODIVERSITY n. the number of species present in a given ecosystem. |
| DIVERSIONARY | • diversionary adj. That serves as a diversion. • DIVERSIONARY adj. tending to draw attention away from the principal concern. |
| IMPERVIOUSLY | • imperviously adv. In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably. • IMPERVIOUS adv. not allowing entrance or passage, also IMPERVIABLE. |
| OVERSIMPLIFY | • oversimplify v. To explain or present something in a way that excludes important information for the sake of brevity… • OVERSIMPLIFY v. to simplify to such an extent as to bring about distortion, misunderstanding, or error. |
| PREVISIONARY | • previsionary adj. Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic. • PREVISIONARY adj. relating to prevision, foresight. |
| PROVISIONARY | • provisionary adj. Provisional. • PROVISIONARY adj. provisional. • PROVISIONARY n. something provisional. |
| VENTRICOSITY | • VENTRICOSITY n. the state of being ventricose, distended or swollen in the middle. |
| VICEROYSHIPS | • viceroyships n. Plural of viceroyship. • VICEROYSHIP n. the office of viceroy, also VICEROYALTY. |
| VICTORIOUSLY | • victoriously adv. In a victorious manner; as part of a victory. • VICTORIOUS adv. having won a victory. |
| VISCOSIMETRY | • viscosimetry n. Alternative form of viscometry. • VISCOSIMETRY n. the measurement of viscosity, also VISCOMETRY. |
| VIVIPAROUSLY | • viviparously adv. (Biology) In a viviparous manner. • VIVIPAROUS adv. producing live young. |
| VOCIFEROSITY | • vociferosity n. Vociferousness. • VOCIFEROSITY n. the state of being vociferous. |