antivivisection
/ (ˌæntɪˌvɪvɪˈsɛkʃən) /
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adjective
opposed to the act or practice or performing experiments on living animals, involving cutting into or dissecting the body
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Words nearby antivivisection
Antivert, antiviral, antiviral protein, antivirus, antivitamin, antivivisection, antivivisectionist, antiwar, antiwhite, antiwork, antiwork movement
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How to use antivivisection in a sentence
On the seacoast they also have learned to catch turtles and subdivide them, regardless of antivivisection laws.