assimilative
[ uh-sim-uh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv ]
/ əˈsɪm əˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv /
adjective
characterized by assimilation; assimilating.
Also
as·sim·i·la·to·ry
[uh-sim-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈsɪm ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.
Origin of assimilative
OTHER WORDS FROM assimilative
as·sim·i·la·tive·ness, noun non·as·sim·i·la·tive, adjective non·as·sim·i·la·to·ry, adjective un·as·sim·i·la·tive, adjectiveWords nearby assimilative
assignor,
assimilable,
assimilate,
assimilation,
assimilationism,
assimilative,
assiniboin,
assiniboine,
assisi,
assist,
assist-control ventilation
Example sentences from the Web for assimilatory
It is the solar plexus which controls the assimilatory function in digestion.
Fantasia of the Unconscious |D. H. LawrenceFinally, various slugs and snails cause much injury by devouring young leaves and buds and diminishing the assimilatory area.
Disease in Plants |H. Marshall WardIs it the cell rather than the organism that is the immediate agent of assimilatory processes?
Form and Function |E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell