| 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… |
| HYPERVISCOUS | • hyperviscous adj. Excessively viscous. |
| IMPERVIOUSLY | • imperviously adv. In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably. • IMPERVIOUS adv. not allowing entrance or passage, also IMPERVIABLE. |
| OPPRESSIVELY | • oppressively adv. In an oppressive manner. • OPPRESSIVE adv. unreasonably burdensome or severe. |
| 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. |
| POLYOMAVIRUS | • polyomavirus n. Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals. • Polyomavirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Polyomaviridae – now split into genera Alphapolyomavirus… |
| POSTDELIVERY | • postdelivery adj. After a delivery of e.g. mail or goods. • postdelivery adj. After the delivery of a newborn child. • POSTDELIVERY adj. following a delivery. |
| PREDISCOVERY | • prediscovery n. A previous discovery. • PREDISCOVERY n. a preliminary discovery. |
| PREVISIONARY | • previsionary adj. Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic. • PREVISIONARY adj. relating to prevision, foresight. |
| PROTENSIVELY | • protensively adv. In a protensive fashion. • PROTENSIVE adv. extensive in time or length. |
| PROTRUSIVELY | • protrusively adv. In a protrusive manner. • PROTRUSIVE adv. thrusting or impelling forward; as, protrusive motion. |
| PROVISIONARY | • provisionary adj. Provisional. • PROVISIONARY adj. provisional. • PROVISIONARY n. something provisional. |
| RESPONSIVELY | • responsively adv. In a responsive manner. • RESPONSIVE adv. giving response. |
| SUPPORTIVELY | • supportively adv. In a supportive way. • SUPPORTIVE adv. tending to support. |
| SURVEYORSHIP | • surveyorship n. The rank or office of a surveyor. • SURVEYORSHIP n. the office of surveyor. |
| VICEROYSHIPS | • viceroyships n. Plural of viceroyship. • VICEROYSHIP n. the office of viceroy, also VICEROYALTY. |
| VIVIPAROUSLY | • viviparously adv. (Biology) In a viviparous manner. • VIVIPAROUS adv. producing live young. |