13-letter words that end in tive
- gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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-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-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.
- non-lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- non-narrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
- non-nutritive — serving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious.
- non-receptive — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
- nonabsorptive — Not absorptive.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- nonattractive — Not attractive.
- nonautomotive — Not automotive; not relating to automobiles.
- nonconductive — having the property or capability of conducting.
- noncumulative — of or relating to preferred stock the dividends of which are skipped and not accrued.
- nondefinitive — Not definitive.
- nonderivative — Not derivative.
- nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- nonevaluative — not evaluative or involving subjective judgement
- nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- nonfigurative — 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.
- nonpejorative — Not pejorative.