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replicative
adjective rep·li·ca·tive \ˈre-pli-ˌkā-tiv\
Definition of REPLICATIVE
: of, relating to, involved in, or characterized by replication <the replicative form of tobacco mosaic virus>
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First Known Use of REPLICATIVE
circa 1890
Rhymes with REPLICATIVE
aggregative, agitative, applicative, carminative, circulative, cogitative, combinative, commutative, connotative, consecrative, consultative, contemplative, copulative, corporative, denotative, dissipative, duplicative, educative, facultative, federative, generative, germinative, gravitative, imitative, implicative, innovative, instigative, integrative, irritative, iterative, legislative, limitative, meditative, meliorative, motivative, nominative, nuncupative, operative, palliative, penetrative, procreative, propagative, qualitative, quantitative, recreative, regulative, separative, terminative, vegetative
Medical Dictionary
replicative
adjective rep·li·ca·tive \ˈrep-li-ˌkāt-iv\
Medical Definition of REPLICATIVE
: of, relating to, involved in, or characterized by replication <conversion of single stranded…DNA to a double stranded replicative form—Nature>
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