a. [ Cf. F. abstractif. ] Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature. “The abstractive faculty.” I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself. Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being abstractive; abstractive property. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act. ]
Active and nervous was his gait. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Active capital,
Active wealth
adv.
n. The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. attractif. ]
Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. Lubbock. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement. [ 1913 Webster ]
Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. acting upon or influencing bodily functions; -- of chemical substances.
a. See Calefactory. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Physiol.) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ In sense 1, fr. 1st Coact; in sense 2, fr. 2d Coact. ]
Any coactive power or the civil kind. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]
With what's unreal thou coactive art. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a coactive manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to contract; having the property or power or power of contracting. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, counteracts. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to counteract. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. By counteraction. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
n. The quality of being detractive. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. That produces diffraction.
a. Causing perplexity; distracting. “Distractive thoughts.” Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having power to enact or establish as a law. Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. excalfacere to warm; ex out (intens.) + calfacere to warm. ] Serving to heat; warming. [ Obs. ] Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. extractif. ]
Certain branches of industry are conveniently designated extractive:
n.
Extractives, of which the most constant are urea, kreatin, and grape sugar. H. N. Martin. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Making; having power to make. [ Obs. ] “You are . . . factive, not destructive.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Cooling. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Exhibiting hyperactivity. [ PJC ]
a. [ Pref. in- not + active: cf. F. inactif. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an inactive manner. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Stupefactive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. See Olfactory, a. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
The . . . petrifactive mutations of hard bodies. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Doing; active. [ Obs. ] Sylvester. --
The preacher and the people both,
Then practively did thrive. Warner. [1913 Webster]
a. Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying. [ 1913 Webster ]
He suffered their protractive arts. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. putréfactif. See Putrefy. ]
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a. [ Radio- + active. ]
a. [ Cf. F. réactif. ] Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction. --
a. [ Cf. F. réfractif. See Refract. ] Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction;
Refractive index. (Opt.)
Absolute refractive index (Opt.),
Relative refractive index (of two media) (Opt.),
n. The quality or condition of being refractive. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction. --
n. That which retracts, or withdraws. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. rétroactif. ] Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes. [ 1913 Webster ]
Retroactive law
Retroactive statute
adv. In a retroactive manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Satisfactory. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Satisfactive discernment of fish. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Acting of one's self or of itself; acting without depending on other agents. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. & n. [ Cf. F. stupéfactif, LL. stupefactivus. ] Same as Stupefacient.
a.
a. Serving to draw; pulling; attracting;