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replicative

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[rep-li-kay-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


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Intermediates of dsRNA, called replicative intermediates, are made in the process of copying the genomic RNA.

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

Anti-HIV drugs inhibit viral replication at many different phases of the HIV replicative cycle.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

Moreover, maybe logic itself is replicative in nature.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

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