consummatory

adjective con·sum·ma·to·ry \kən-ˈsə-mə-ˌtȯr-ē\

Definition of CONSUMMATORY

: of or relating to consummation : concluding

: of, relating to, or being a response or act (as eating or copulating) that terminates a period of usually goal-directed behavior

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adjective con·sum·ma·to·ry \kən-ˈsəm-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-\

: of, relating to, or being a response or act (as eating or copulating) that terminates a period of usually goal-directed behavior

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