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replicative

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[rep-li-key-tiv] / ˈrɛp lɪˌkeɪ tɪv /

adjective

  1. characterized by or capable of replication, especially of an experiment.


Etymology

Origin of replicative

First recorded in 1850–55; replicate + -ive

Example Sentences

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More recently, molecular analysis of viral replicative cycles has further refined their classification.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

As a result of this type of replicative cycle, appearances of cold sores outbreaks only occur intermittently, even though the viruses remain in the nervous tissue for life.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Cryo-EM structures of the eukaryotic replicative helicase bound to a translocation substrate.

From Nature • Feb. 27, 2018

It is a replicative vaccine; the virus in it generates a low-grade infection that provokes the immune system to pump out antibodies against Ebola.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2014

It projects the abstract models of natural evolution into culture, focusing on replicative processes for the production of phenomena such as ideas, behavioral rules, ways of thinking, beliefs, and norms.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

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