Word Meanings - EVOLUTILITY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The faculty possessed by all substances capable of self- nourishment of manifesting the nutritive acts by changes of form, of volume, or of structure. Syd. Soc. Lex.

Related words: (words related to EVOLUTILITY)

• POSSESSIVE
  Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. Possessive case , the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers; the
• VOLUMENOMETRY
  The method or process of measuring volumes by means of the volumenometer.
• VOLUMENOMETER
  An instrument for measuring the volume of a body, especially a solid, by means of the difference in tension caused by its presence and absence in a confined portion of air.
• POSSESSIONER
  1. A possessor; a property holder. "Possessioners of riches." E. Hall. Having been of old freemen and possessioners. Sir P. Sidney. 2. An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc.,
• VOLUMETRIC
  Of or pertaining to the measurement of volume. Volumetric analysis , that system of the quantitative analysis of solutions which employs definite volumes of standardized solutions of reagents, as measured by burettes, pipettes, etc.; also, the
• VOLUMETER
  An instrument for measuring the volumes of gases or liquids by introducing them into a vessel of known capacity.
• MANIFESTATION
  The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation. The secret manner
• MANIFESTLY
  In a manifest manner.
• POSSESSIONARY
  Of or pertaining to possession; arising from possession.
• STRUCTURE
  Manner of organization; the arrangement of the different tissues or parts of animal and vegetable organisms; as, organic structure, or the structure of animals and plants; cellular structure. 5. That which is built; a building; esp., a building
• MANIFESTO
  A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose
• POSSESSOR
  One who possesses; one who occupies, holds, owns, or controls; one who has actual participation or enjoyment, generally of that which is desirable; a proprietor. "Possessors of eternal glory." Law. As if he had been possessor of the whole world.
• MANIFESTNESS
  The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.
• MANIFESTABLE
  Such as can be manifested.
• CAPABLENESS
  The quality or state of being capable; capability; adequateness; competency.
• VOLUMETRICAL
  Volumetric. -- Vol`u*met"ric*al*ly, adv.
• MANIFESTIBLE
  Manifestable.
• POSSESSION
  The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful. Note: Possession may be either actual or constructive; actual, when a party has the immediate occupancy;
• STRUCTURELESS
  Without a definite structure, or arrangement of parts; without organization; devoid of cells; homogeneous; as, a structureless membrane.
• POSSESSIVELY
  In a possessive manner.
• UNCAPABLE
  Incapable. "Uncapable of conviction." Locke.
• INCAPABLE
  Unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense; as, a man under thirty-five years of age is incapable of holding the office of president of the United States; a person convicted on impeachment is thereby made incapable of holding an office of profit
• DISPOSSESS
  To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown. Usurp the land, and dispossess
• OVERCAPABLE
  Too capable. Overcapable of such pleasing errors. Hooker.
• REPOSSESS
  To possess again; as, to repossess the land. Pope. To repossess one's self of , to acquire again .
• UNDERFACULTY
  An inferior or subordinate faculty.
• UNPOSSESS
  To be without, or to resign, possession of.
• DISPOSSESSOR
  One who dispossesses. Cowley.
• FOREPOSSESSED
  1. Holding or held formerly in possession. 2. Preoccupied; prepossessed; preëngaged. Not extremely forepossessed with prejudice. Bp. Sanderson.
• DISPOSSESSION
  The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; -- called also ouster. (more info) 1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. Bp. Hall.
• SELF-POSSESSION
  The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.