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deˈtentive, a. rare. [f. L. dētent-, ppl. stem of dētinēre to detain: see -ive.] Having the quality or function of detaining.
1881P. Geddes in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 139/1 The detentive surface [of the pitcher in Nepenthes] is represented by the fluid secretion. |