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eliminative, a. rare.|ɪˈlɪmɪnətɪv|
[f. L. ēlīmināt- ppl. stem of ēlīminā-re (see eliminate v.) + -ive.]
That eliminates or tends to eliminate; concerned or employed in eliminating. Const. of. (See senses of the vb.)
1861Wynter Soc. Bees 278 There can be no congestion of the internal eliminative organs. 1861Sat. Rev. 18 May 511 Baxter's habit of mind might be called essentially eliminative. 1883T. M. Post Serm., Anniv. Exerc. Jacksonville, Ill. 51 [Protestant principles] are naturally..curative or eliminative of the poison of despotism or intolerance. 1883Harper's Mag. June 123/2 Diarrhœa presents itself under two chief forms—irritative and eliminative. |