12-letter words that end in ive
- reverse dive — any dive in which the diver leaves the board facing the water, then rotates in the air to enter the water facing the board.
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- seropositive — showing a significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, indicating previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- seventy-five — a cardinal number, 70 plus 5.
- sex-positive — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- stupefactive — serving to stupefy.
- sub-additive — something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint.
- subscriptive — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- substitutive — serving as or capable of serving as a substitute.
- supermassive — (of a black hole or star) having a mass in the range of millions or billions of times that of the sun
- sustentative — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
- swallow dive — swan dive.
- thermomotive — pertaining to motion produced by heat.
- time to live — (TTL) A field in the Internet Protocol header which indicates how many more hops this packet should be allowed to make before being discarded or returned.
- transmissive — the act or process of transmitting.
- transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- unaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- unapplausive — not giving applause; not expressing praise
- unattractive — providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring: an attractive personality.
- unconclusive — inconclusive
- unconductive — having the property or capability of conducting.
- undefinitive — most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.
- unexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- unexpressive — not expressive; lacking in expression of meaning, feeling, etc.: a bland and unexpressive person.
- unimpressive — having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable: an impressive ceremony; an impressive appearance.
- uninitiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
- uninnovative — tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
- unoppressive — not cruel or harsh
- unperceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- unpersuasive — not capable of persuading
- unpredictive — of or relating to prediction: losing one's predictive power.
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unprotective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- unredemptive — serving to redeem.
- unreflective — not reflective; thoughtless; lacking in due deliberation; heedless; rash: a sweeping, unreflective pessimism.
- unrepetitive — pertaining to or characterized by repetition.
- unrespective — not attentive; unheeding
- unresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- unsubjective — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- unsubmissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- unsuccessive — not successive; not following or coming in a sequence; not involving succession
- unsupportive — giving support.
- vituperative — characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.
- xenoreactive — (immunology) That generates a reaction to material from another species.