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rarefactive

rarefactive adjective: of, pertaining to, or causing rarefaction.

Adjective

rarefactive (comparative more rarefactive, superlative most rarefactive)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or causing rarefaction

Forms of rarefactive

comparativemore rarefactive
superlativemost rarefactive

Questions about rarefactive

What does rarefactive mean?
Rarefactive means of, pertaining to, or causing rarefaction.
What part of speech is rarefactive?
Rarefactive is an adjective.

Words near rarefactive in the dictionary

  1. rarefacted
  2. rarefacting
  3. rarefaction
  4. rarefactional
  5. rarefactions
  6. rarefactive
  7. rarefacts
  8. rarefiable
  9. rarefication
  10. rarefications
  11. rarefied

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