13-letter words that end in ive
- expectorative — an expectorant medicine
- exteroceptive — Relating to stimuli that are external to an organism.
- extrapolative — That serves to extrapolate.
- food additive — additive (def 4).
- french endive — endive (def 2).
- frequentative — noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing repetition of an action.
- gesticulative — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gram-negative — (of bacteria) not retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- group of five — France, Japan, UK, US, and Germany acting as a group to stabilize their currency exchange rates
- hallucinative — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
- hyperreactive — Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus.
- hyposensitive — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- impredicative — (of a definition) given in terms that require quantification over a range that includes that which is to be defined, as having all the properties of a great general where one of the properties as ascribed must be that property itself
- improgressive — (archaic) Not progressive.
- incarcerative — to imprison; confine.
- inconsecutive — not consecutive.
- incorporative — Tending to incorporate or include things.
- indistinctive — without distinctive characteristics.
- internegative — a color negative of a color transparency, made for purposes of duplication.
- interoceptive — pertaining to interoceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them.
- interpolative — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interrogative — of, relating to, or conveying a question.
- introgressive — Producing introgression.
- introspective — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
- investigative — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- justificative — Justificatory.
- low explosive — a relatively slow-burning explosive, usually set off by heat or friction, used for propelling charges in guns or for ordinary blasting.
- magnetomotive — (physics) capable of producing magnetic flux.
- manifestative — manifesting; showing clearly or conclusively.
- metacognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- metanarrative — A narrative about narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.
- miscegenative — (rare) Miscegenous.
- mundificative — a cleansing medicine or preparation
- myeloablative — Of, pertaining to, or causing myeloablation.
- necessitative — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- nicoise olive — a small variety of olive with a rich, nutty flavor.
- non-accretive — an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- non-assertive — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- non-causative — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
- non-conducive — tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed by to): Good eating habits are conducive to good health.
- non-corrosive — having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive.
- non-deceptive — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- non-deductive — based on deduction from accepted premises, as in deductive argument; deductive reasoning.
- non-defective — having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
- non-defensive — serving to defend; protective: defensive armament.
- non-exclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- non-executive — Someone who has a non-executive position in a company or organization gives advice but is not responsible for making decisions or ensuring that decisions are carried out.
- non-incentive — something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
- non-inductive — not inductive: a noninductive resistance.