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palpative

palpative adjective: relating to palpation, palpating; palpational.

Adjective

palpative (comparative more palpative, superlative most palpative)

  1. Relating to palpation, palpating; palpational.

Forms of palpative

comparativemore palpative
superlativemost palpative

Origin of palpative

From palpate + -ive.

Questions about palpative

What does palpative mean?
Palpative means relating to palpation, palpating; palpational.
What part of speech is palpative?
Palpative is an adjective.

Words near palpative in the dictionary

  1. palpates
  2. palpating
  3. palpation
  4. palpational
  5. palpations
  6. palpative
  7. palpator
  8. palpators
  9. palpatory
  10. palpebra
  11. palpebrae

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