sac·ri·fi·cial

[sak-ruh-fish-uhl]
adjective
pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin sacrifici(um) sacrifice + -al1

sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb
non·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective
o·ver·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective
o·ver·sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb
pre·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective
un·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective
un·sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb
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sacrificial (ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
used in or connected with a sacrifice
 
sacri'ficially
 
adv

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Sacrificial is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Metallized coatings provide corrosion protection to steel by sacrificial and
  barrier protection.
On the shelf is a little cigar-smoking voodoo doll and a tiny cup of
  sacrificial rum.
Any salt that does get into the system of this tree species is sent to
  sacrificial leaves.
Because of the chemistry applied to the sacrificial layer, only a limited
  number of metals can be used for electroforming.
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