COMPULSATIVE | • compulsative adj. (Obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint. • COMPULSATIVE adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATORY. |
COPULATIVELY | • copulatively adv. In a copulative manner. • COPULATIVE adv. uniting. |
CORRUPTIVELY | • corruptively adv. In a corruptive way. • CORRUPTIVE adv. tending to corrupt. |
OVERMULTIPLY | • overmultiply v. (Intransitive) To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often. • OVERMULTIPLY v. to become too numerous. |
OVERPOPULATE | • overpopulate v. To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
PLUVIOMETERS | • pluviometers n. Plural of pluviometer. • PLUVIOMETER n. a device for recording rainfall. |
PLUVIOMETRIC | • pluviometric adj. Related to pluviometry. • PLUVIOMETRIC adj. relating to pluviometry, the measurement of rainfall, also PLUVIOMETRICAL. |
PREOVULATORY | • preovulatory adj. Prior to ovulation. • PREOVULATORY adj. occurring or existing in or typical of the period immediately preceding ovulation. |
PRODUCTIVELY | • productively adv. In a productive manner. • PRODUCTIVE adv. having the power of producing, esp. in abundance. |
PROTRUSIVELY | • protrusively adv. In a protrusive manner. • PROTRUSIVE adv. thrusting or impelling forward; as, protrusive motion. |
PULVERATIONS | • PULVERATION n. pulverization. |
RETROPULSIVE | • retropulsive adj. Driving back; repelling. • retropulsive adj. Exhibiting or relating to retropulsion. • RETROPULSIVE adj. showing retropulsion. |
SUPEROVULATE | • superovulate v. (Biology) To produce large quantities of mature ova. • SUPEROVULATE v. to produce a larger number of ova than usual, e.g. under stimulus of injected hormones. |
SUPPORTIVELY | • supportively adv. In a supportive way. • SUPPORTIVE adv. tending to support. |
VOLUPTUARIES | • voluptuaries n. Plural of voluptuary. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |