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selective
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??l?kt?v/
- Rhymes: -?kt?v
Adjective
selective (comparative more selective, superlative most selective)
- Of or relating to the process of selection. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (biology) Of or relating to natural selection.
- selective pressure
- (of a person) choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
- He's very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt.
- (chiefly US, not comparable) Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
- In the USA, military conscription is controlled by the Selective Service.
Derived terms
- selectively
- selectiveness
Related terms
- select
- selectivity
Translations
References
- “selective” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
- cleveites, electives
selective From the web:
- what selective service
- what selectively permeable mean
- what selective breeding
- what selective permeability
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embolization
English
Alternative forms
- embolisation
Noun
embolization (countable and uncountable, plural embolizations)
- (surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
Derived terms
- immunoembolization
- radioembolization
- microembolization
Related terms
- embolize
Translations
embolization From the web:
- what embolization means
- what is embolization procedure
- what is embolization surgery
- what are embolization coils made of
- what is embolization of fibroids
- what is embolization of artery
- what is embolization of a tumor
- what is embolization therapy
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