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com⋅pet⋅i⋅tive

  [kuhm-pet-i-tiv]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
2. well suited for competition; having a feature that makes for successful competition: a competitive price.
3. having a strong desire to compete or to succeed.
4. useful to a competitor; giving a competitor an advantage: He was careful not to divulge competitive information about his invention.
Origin:
1820–30; < L competīt(us) (ptp. of competere; see competition ) + -ive

Related forms:
com⋅pet⋅i⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
com⋅pet⋅i⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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com·pet·i·tive   (kəm-pět'ĭ-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of, involving, or determined by competition: competitive games.

  2. Liking competition or inclined to compete: a highly competitive teammate.

  3. Biochemistry Relating to the inhibition of enzyme activity that results from the reversible combination of an enzyme with an alternate compound and prevents normal substrate binding.

com·pet'i·tive·ly adv., com·pet'i·tive·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: com·pet·i·tive
Pronunciation: k&m-'pet-&t-iv
Function: adjective
: depending for effectiveness on the relativeconcentration of two or more substances <competitive inhibition of an enzyme> <competitive protein binding> —com·pet·i·tive·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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