reproductive

[ ree-pruh-duhk-tiv ]
/ ˌri prəˈdʌk tɪv /

adjective

serving to reproduce.
concerned with or pertaining to reproduction: a reproductive process; reproductive organs.

noun

Entomology. a sexually mature male or female termite; a member of the reproductive caste.

Origin of reproductive

First recorded in 1745–55; re- + productive

OTHER WORDS FROM reproductive

Words nearby reproductive

reprocessing, reproduce, reproducer, reproduction, reproduction proof, reproductive, reproductive cell, reproductive cloning, reproductive cycle, reproductive imagination, reproductive isolation

British Dictionary definitions for non-reproductive

reproductive
/ (ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv) /

adjective

of, relating to, characteristic of, or taking part in reproduction

Derived forms of reproductive

reproductively, adverb reproductiveness, noun

Medical definitions for non-reproductive

reproductive
[ rē′prə-dŭk′tĭv ]

adj.

Of or relating to reproduction.
Tending to reproduce.