"prefixative" meaning in English

See prefixative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: prefixatives [plural]
Etymology: pre- + fixative Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|fixative}} pre- + fixative Head templates: {{en-noun}} prefixative (plural prefixatives)
  1. (biology, cytology) A fixative used in prefixation Categories (topical): Biology, Cytology

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for prefixative meaning in English (1.3kB)

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