elaborativeadj.
/ɪˈlabərətɪv/ That has the property of elaborating.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > formation of substances, etc. > [adjective]
animalized1748
secreting1807
epigenetic1830
elaborative1845
albuminiferous1850
albuminiparous1852
lymphogenous1889
chemosynthetic1898
lymphopoietic1915
biosynthetic1917
biogenetic1930
steroidogenic1951
the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > creating, fashioning, shaping, or forming > having the ability or power to create or creative
formative1490
factive1535
constitutive1592
plastical1615
forming1644
plastic1646
elaborative1845
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > scrupulously careful or attentive to detail > characterized by scrupulous care > worked out in great detail
curious1561
elaborate1621
nice-driven1630
elaborative1845
1845 Florist Jrnl. 45 The elaborative organs of the plants.
a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xx. 14 The Elaborative or Discursive Faculty.
1876 A. M. Fairbairn in Contemp. Rev. June 135 Ancient heresies were elaborative, modern disintegrative of dogma.
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