Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 12 compound words that contain elective. The most common are listed below. Open elective in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- elective affinityA process by which two cultural forms (e.g. religious, intellectual, political or economic) having certain similarities or kinships enter into a relationship of reciprocal attraction and influence, and mutual reinforcement.
- elective shareA proportion of a decedent's estate which the surviving spouse may claim, as a substitute for what they were left in the decedent's will.
- elective affinitiesplural of elective affinity: A process by which two cultural forms (e.g. religious, intellectual, political or economic) having certain similarities or kinships enter into a relationship of reciprocal attraction and influence, and mutual …
- elective sharesplural of elective share: A proportion of a decedent's estate which the surviving spouse may claim, as a substitute for what they were left in the decedent's will.
- self-electiveHaving the right to elect oneself.
- elective mutismDated form of selective mutism (“A severe anxiety disorder characterized by a total inability to speak in some social settings”).
Compound words 12
- nonelectiveNot elective.
- electivelyIn an elective manner; by choice.
- electivenessQuality of being elective.
- electivismAn educational system under which students choose what to study.
- stereoelectiveSynonym of enantioasymmetric: Describing a process in which only one of a pair of enantiomers takes part, or in which the reactivity of one enantiomer is greatly different to that of the other.
- unelectiveNot elective.
- stereoselectiveOf a chemical reaction in which the production of one stereoisomer is favoured over all others.
- unselectiveNot selective; open and inclusive.
- nanoselectiveDescribing materials that have selective properties at the nanoscale.
- overselectiveExcessively selective.