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degrative

degrative adjective: causing a cell or organism to degrade.

Adjective

degrative (comparative more degrative, superlative most degrative)

  1. Causing a cell or organism to degrade.

Forms of degrative

comparativemore degrative
superlativemost degrative

Questions about degrative

What does degrative mean?
Degrative means causing a cell or organism to degrade.
What part of speech is degrative?
Degrative is an adjective.

Words near degrative in the dictionary

  1. degranulators
  2. degranulatory
  3. degras
  4. degrate
  5. Degrates
  6. degrative
  7. degravitate
  8. degravitated
  9. degravitates
  10. degravitating
  11. degravitation

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