English Explanatory Dictionary

attenuative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tending to attenuate or lessen the force of something.
  2. Of a yeast, capable of high attenuation, able to convert a high proportion of sugar to alcohol.

Word forms

attenuative more attenuative most attenuative

Etymology

From attenuate + -ive.

Derived words

nonattenuative
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