reproductive

[ ree-pruh-duhk-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. serving to reproduce.

  2. concerned with or pertaining to reproduction: a reproductive process; reproductive organs.

noun
  1. Entomology. a sexually mature male or female termite; a member of the reproductive caste.

Origin of reproductive

1
First recorded in 1745–55; re- + productive

Other words from reproductive

  • re·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb
  • re·pro·duc·tive·ness, noun
  • non·re·pro·duc·tive, adjective
  • non·re·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·re·pro·duc·tive·ness, noun
  • un·re·pro·duc·tive, adjective
  • un·re·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·re·pro·duc·tive·ness, noun

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How to use reproductive in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for reproductive

reproductive

/ (ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, characteristic of, or taking part in reproduction

Derived forms of reproductive

  • reproductively, adverb
  • reproductiveness, noun

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