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con⋅duc⋅tive

[kuhn-duhk-tiv]
–adjective
having the property or capability of conducting.

Origin:
1520–30; < L conduct(us) (see conduct ) + -ive


con⋅duc⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
con·duc·tive   (kən-dŭk'tĭv)   
adj.  Exhibiting conductivity.

Conductive

Con*duct"ive\ (-d[u^]k"t[i^]v), a. Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil.

The ovarian walls . . . are seen to be distinctly conductive. --Goodale (Gray's Bot. ).

Main Entry: con·duc·tive
Pronunciation: -'d&k-tiv
Function: adjective
1 : having conductivity : relating to conduction (asof electricity)
2 : caused by failure in the mechanisms for sound transmission in the external or middle ear <conductive hearing loss>
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