English Explanatory Dictionary

suppressive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That serves to suppress.
noun
  1. Any drug that acts to suppress a condition.

Pronunciation

/səˈprɛ.sɪv/ [səˈpʰrʷɛ.sɪv] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suppressive.wav

Word forms

suppressive more suppressive most suppressive suppressives

Etymology

From suppress + -ive.

Derived words

allosuppressive atherosuppressive cardiosuppressive fibrosuppressive hypersuppressive immunosuppressive lymphosuppressive myelosuppressive neurosuppressive nonsuppressive oncosuppressive semisuppressive suppressively suppressiveness suppressive person thrombosuppressive unsuppressive
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