"pulsative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pulsative [comparative], most pulsative [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French pulsatif, and its source, past-classical Latin pulsativus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|pulsatif}} Middle French pulsatif, {{uder|en|la|pulsativus}} Latin pulsativus Head templates: {{en-adj}} pulsative (comparative more pulsative, superlative most pulsative)
  1. Characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing.

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