ELECTROACTIVE | • electroactive adj. (Physics, chemistry) describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive. • electroactive adj. (Physics, chemistry) describing any polymer that changes shape in the presence of an electric field. • ELECTROACTIVE adj. as in electroactive polymers, polymers whose shape is modified when a voltage is applied to them. |
ELECTROACTIVITY | • electroactivity n. Quality or degree of being electroactive. • ELECTROACTIVITY n. the state of being electroactive. |
NEUROACTIVE | • neuroactive adj. That acts on the central nervous system. • NEUROACTIVE adj. stimulating neural tissue. |
NONRETROACTIVE | • nonretroactive adj. Not retroactive. • NONRETROACTIVE adj. not retroactive. |
PROACTION | • proaction n. Proactive behavior or influence. • PROACTION n. action that initiates change as opposed to reaction to events. |
PROACTIONS | • proactions n. Plural of proaction. • PROACTION n. action that initiates change as opposed to reaction to events. |
PROACTIVE | • proactive adj. Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty. • PROACTIVE adj. tending to make changes in anticipation of change. |
PROACTIVELY | • proactively adv. In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead. • pro-actively adv. Alternative form of proactively. |
RETROACT | • retroact v. To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective. • RETROACT v. to act in return. |
RETROACTED | • retroacted v. Simple past tense and past participle of retroact. • RETROACT v. to act in return. |
RETROACTING | • retroacting v. Present participle of retroact. • RETROACT v. to act in return. |
RETROACTION | • retroaction n. Any action that has an influence due to a past event. • retroaction n. An opposing action; a reaction. • RETROACTION n. acting backward. |
RETROACTIONS | • retroactions n. Plural of retroaction. • RETROACTION n. acting backward. |
RETROACTIVE | • retroactive adj. Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions. • RETROACTIVE adj. taking effect as from a previous date. |
RETROACTIVELY | • retroactively adv. Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired. • RETROACTIVE adv. taking effect as from a previous date. |
RETROACTIVENESS | • retroactiveness n. The state or condition of being retroactive. • RETROACTIVENESS n. the state of being retroactive. |
RETROACTIVITIES | • retroactivities n. Plural of retroactivity. • RETROACTIVITY n. the state of being retroactive. |
RETROACTIVITY | • retroactivity n. The state or characteristic of being retroactive. • retroactivity n. (Law) The application of a law to events that took place before it was made. • RETROACTIVITY n. the state of being retroactive. |
RETROACTS | • retroacts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retroact. • RETROACT v. to act in return. |