reproductive

[ ree-pruh-duhk-tiv ]

/ ˌri prəˈdʌk tɪv /

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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

re·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb re·pro·duc·tive·ness, noun non·re·pro·duc·tive, adjective non·re·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb

non·re·pro·duc·tive·ness, noun un·re·pro·duc·tive, adjective un·re·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb un·re·pro·duc·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby reproductive

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

Example sentences from the Web for reproductive

Men and women who become infertile as a result of chemotherapy could also regain their reproductive capabilities.

Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women |Samantha Allen |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Increased access to reproductive healthcare has resulted in better maternal and infant health outcomes.

What Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff Can Teach Hillary Clinton |Heather Arnet |October 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I trust that the women of Kansas are smart, and that they can make the decision about their own reproductive health.

The Kansas Independent Who Could Control the Senate |John Avlon |September 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Is a statute preventing me from talking to my patients about their reproductive health somewhere on the horizon?

Pediatricians Have the Right to Ask About Guns |Russell Saunders |July 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And such efforts will only make it less likely that Americans choose to identify as supporters of reproductive choice.

The New Battle Over Reproductive Rights |Keli Goff |July 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Dietary data for all species were taken from literature, as were reproductive data for calculation of rmax.

Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae |John N. Mugaas
The factor that is responsible for increasing its reproductive potential, however, is its early age of first female reproduction.

Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae |John N. Mugaas
Schools are not only immortal institutions but reproductive ones.

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So far as I know, monticola is not in reproductive continuity with any other subspecies of Sorex vagrans.

Speciation of the Wandering Shrew |James S. Findley
The larger beads on the inclosed threads are reproductive spores.

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British Dictionary definitions for 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 reproductive

reproductive

[ rē′prə-dŭk′tĭv ]

adj.

Of or relating to reproduction.

Tending to reproduce.

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