15-letter words that end in tive
- nonexploitative — not exploitative
- nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- nonprescriptive — that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- nonquantitative — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- nonreproductive — Not able to reproduce; sterile.
- overimaginative — imaginative to a fault
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
- photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
- pre-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- price-sensitive — likely to affect the price of property, esp shares and securities
- procrastinative — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- quasi-objective — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- radioprotective — giving protection against the effects of radiation
- retro-operative — affecting or operating on past events; retroactive
- retroreflective — of or relating to a surface, material, or device (retroreflector) that reflects light or other radiation back to its source; reflective.
- rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
- rhesus positive — relating to blood containing Rhesus antigen D
- sales executive — a professional responsible for increasing and developing a company's sales
- self-initiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
- self-reflective — that reflects; reflecting.
- self-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
- semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
- semi-figurative — 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.
- store detective — A store detective is someone who is employed by a shop to walk around the shop looking for people who are secretly stealing goods.
- tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
- the affirmative — the side in a debate that supports the proposition
- thermosensitive — readily affected by heat or a change in temperature.
- touch-sensitive — Touch-sensitive equipment is operated by the user touching it.
- ulterior motive — secret or underlying aim
- unauthoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
- unparticipative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.