"prodeath" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more prodeath [comparative], most prodeath [superlative]
Etymology: pro- + death Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|death}} pro- + death Head templates: {{en-adj}} prodeath (comparative more prodeath, superlative most prodeath)
  1. (US, politics, derogatory) pro-choice Tags: US, derogatory Categories (topical): Politics, Abortion
    Sense id: en-prodeath-en-adj-dOBP3QMA Disambiguation of Abortion: 74 7 19 Categories (other): American English, English terms prefixed with pro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 62 15 23 Topics: government, politics
  2. (sometimes derogatory) Supporting capital punishment in a particular case or in general. Tags: derogatory, sometimes
    Sense id: en-prodeath-en-adj-IxY0~7Be
  3. (biochemistry) triggering cell death Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-prodeath-en-adj-0gtBmkz5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 26 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 23 49 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pro-death

Alternative forms

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