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. |
APPOSITIVE | • appositive adj. Of or being in apposition. • appositive n. (Grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition. • APPOSITIVE adj. relating to apposition. |
DAVENPORTS | • davenports n. Plural of davenport. • Davenports n. Plural of Davenport. • DAVENPORT n. a small ornamental writing desk; a large sofa, also DEVONPORT. |
EVAPORATES | • evaporates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evaporate. • EVAPORATE v. to change into vapour. |
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. |
OVERPLANTS | • overplants v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overplant. • OVERPLANT v. to plant to excess. |
PATERCOVES | • PATERCOVE n. (slang) a hedge-priest, also PATRICO. |
PORTATIVES | • portatives n. Plural of portative. • PORTATIVE n. a portable organ. |
SPOLIATIVE | • spoliative adj. Serving to take away, diminish, or rob. • SPOLIATIVE adj. tending to spoil, also SPOLIATORY. |
VALPROATES | • valproates n. Plural of valproate. • VALPROATE n. a salt of valproic acid. |
VAPORETTOS | • vaporettos n. Plural of vaporetto. • VAPORETTO n. (Italian) a motorboat serving as a canal bus in Venice. |
VAPOURIEST | • VAPOURY adj. full of vapour; affected with the vapours, also VAPORY. |
VIDEOTAPES | • videotapes n. Plural of videotape. • VIDEOTAPE v. to record on videotape. |
VITASCOPES | • vitascopes n. Plural of vitascope. • VITASCOPE n. a moving picture projector. |