English Explanatory Dictionary

selective

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to the process of selection.
Of or relating to natural selection.
Choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
Of or relating to the social work approach called selectivity.

Pronunciation

/səˈlɛktɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-selective.wav

Word forms

selective more selective most selective

Related words

select selectivity

Derived words

anxioselective atroposelective autoselective cardioselective celecoxib chemoselective counterselective cytoselective enantioselective hepatoselective immunoselective ion-selective electrode ion selective electrode ion-selective membrane isoselective metaselective microselective monoselective nanoselective neuroselective non-selective nonselective orthoselective overselective paraselective phosphoselective photoselective postselective potassium selective electrode preselective regioselective sartan SELCAL selective advantage selective androgen receptor modulator selective breeding selective collection selective compression selective distortion selective eating disorder selective fire selectively selectively mute selective memory selective mutism selectiveness selective school selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor selective yellow selegiline selepressin semiselective stereoselective subselective superselective supraselective ultraselective underselective unselective uroselective

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