antivivisectionist
Americannoun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of antivivisectionist
First recorded in 1880–85; anti- + vivisection + -ist
Example Sentences
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As described by Tom Butler and Antonio Vizcaino in their spectacular book Wildlands Philanthropy, Baxter was an antivivisectionist, who flew a flag at half-mast in Maine’s capital, Augusta, when his dog died.
From Forbes ● Oct. 3, 2011
Their might: 150 delegates, representing 125 U. S. humane and antivivisectionist societies.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A strict vegetarian, a militant antivivisectionist, she was famed for her fanatical fight against wearing furs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Who's Who further carries information that she is "pacifist, socialist, antivivisectionist."
From Time Magazine Archive
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It is particularly valuable, because Dr. Bigelow was never an antivivisectionist, if by that term we mean one who is opposed to all experiments upon animals.
From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Albert Leffingwell
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