anti vivisection

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an⋅ti⋅viv⋅i⋅sec⋅tion⋅ist

[an-tee-viv-uh-sek-shuh-nist, an-tahy-]

–noun

1.	a person who opposes vivisection.

–adjective

2.	Also, an⋅ti⋅viv⋅i⋅sec⋅tion. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of antivivisectionists or their policies.

Origin:
1880–85; anti- + vivisection + -ist

Related forms:

an⋅ti⋅viv⋅i⋅sec⋅tion⋅ism, noun

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