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preovulatory

preovulatory adjective: prior to ovulation.

Adjective

preovulatory (not comparable)

  1. Prior to ovulation.
    • Preovulatory animals, expressing female-like pseudosexual behavior, are characterized by an elevated concentration of E and a moderate concentration of progesterone (P) […]1987, Florence Haseltine, Michael E. McClure, Ellen H. Goldberg, Genetic markers of sex differentiation, page 18

Origin of preovulatory

From pre- + ovulatory.

Questions about preovulatory

What does preovulatory mean?
Preovulatory means prior to ovulation.
What part of speech is preovulatory?
Preovulatory is an adjective.

Words near preovulatory in the dictionary

  1. preoutfitting
  2. preoviposition
  3. preovipositional
  4. preovipository
  5. preovulation
  6. preovulatory
  7. preowned
  8. preoxidation
  9. preoxidative
  10. preoxidized
  11. preoxiredoxin

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