12-letter words containing ative
- deoppilative — any drug which removes obstructions in the body
- depopulative — That depopulates.
- depreciative — Tending to depreciate (in value etc.).
- derivatively — derived.
- derogatively — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- desiderative — feeling or expressing desire
- desquamative — tending to cause desquamation; characterized by desquamation
- dispensative — Granting dispensation.
- dissertative — of or relating to dissertation
- dissociative — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- disturbative — capable of disturbing
- dubitatively — in a dubitative manner
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- exaggerative — Marked by exaggeration.
- exasperative — having an exasperating or irritating nature
- exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- exprobrative — signifying reproach, reproachful
- facilitative — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- federatively — from a federative point of view
- fermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- generatively — capable of producing or creating.
- habilitative — to clothe or dress.
- hiv-negative — not infected with the HIV virus
- illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
- illustrative — serving to illustrate; explanatory: illustrative examples.
- imperatively — absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- imputatively — In an imputative fashion or manner.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- incogitative — Not cogitative; lacking the power of thought.
- incrassative — A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humours.
- indicatively — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- infiltrative — to filter into or through; permeate.
- initiatively — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
- innovatively — tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
- intoxicative — of or relating to intoxicants or intoxication.
- invigorative — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- irrelatively — In an irrelative manner.
- laxativeness — the condition or quality of being laxative
- malternative — An alcoholic beverage that contains some malt alcohol, and may contain other types of alcohol, and that is an alternative to beer.
- manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- meditatively — given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
- ministrative — Serving to aid; ministering.
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- negative ion — an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- negative tax — a payment by the State to a person with a low income, the magnitude of the payment increasing as the income decreases. It is regarded as a form of social welfare
- negativeness — The characteristic of being negative; negativity.
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
- noncausative — Not causative.