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attenuative

attenuative adjective: tending to attenuate or lessen the force of something.

Adjective

attenuative (comparative more attenuative, superlative most attenuative)

  1. Tending to attenuate or lessen the force of something.
    • Ceramic armour is used in armoured vehicles for its attenuative properties.
    Synonyms:
    minorative
  2. Of a yeast, capable of high attenuation, able to convert a high proportion of sugar to alcohol.

Synonyms of attenuative

Forms of attenuative

comparativemore attenuative
superlativemost attenuative

Origin of attenuative

From attenuate + -ive.

Words formed from attenuative

Questions about attenuative

What does attenuative mean?
Attenuative means tending to attenuate or lessen the force of something.
What part of speech is attenuative?
Attenuative is an adjective.

Words near attenuative in the dictionary

  1. attenuating
  2. attenuating circumstance
  3. attenuating circumstances
  4. attenuation
  5. attenuations
  6. attenuative
  7. attenuator
  8. attenuators
  9. attenuatoside
  10. atter
  11. Atterberg

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