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re⋅pro⋅duc⋅tive

[ree-pruh-duhk-tiv]
–adjective
1. serving to reproduce.
2. concerned with or pertaining to reproduction: a reproductive process; reproductive organs.
–noun
3. Entomology. a sexually mature male or female termite; a member of the reproductive caste.

Origin:
1745–55; re- + productive


re⋅pro⋅duc⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
re⋅pro⋅duc⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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re·pro·duc·tive   (rē'prə-dŭk'tĭv)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or capable of reproduction: reproductive organs.
n.  Zoology A reproductive organism, especially a sexually mature social insect.
re'pro·duc'tive·ly adv., re'pro·duc'tive·ness n.
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Main Entry: re·pro·duc·tive
Pronunciation: "rE-pr&-'d&k-tiv
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, functioning in, or capable ofreproduction <reproductive organs> —re·pro·duc·tive·ly adverb
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reproductive re·pro·duc·tive (rē'prə-dŭk'tĭv)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to reproduction.

  2. Tending to reproduce.

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