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conductive

[ kuhn-duhk-tiv ]
/ kənˈdʌk tÉȘv /
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adjective
having the property or capability of conducting.
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Origin of conductive

1520–30; <Latin conduct(us) (see conduct) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM conductive

con·duc·tive·ly, adverbnon·con·duc·tive, adjectiveun·con·duc·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for conductive

conductive
/ (kənˈdʌktÉȘv) /

adjective
of, denoting, or having the property of conduction

Derived forms of conductive

conductively, adverb
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