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suppurative

[ suhp-yuh-rey-tiv ]

adjective

  1. suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
  2. promoting suppuration.


noun

  1. a medicine or application that promotes suppuration.

suppurative

/ ˈʌʊəɪ /

adjective

  1. causing suppuration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any suppurative drug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ԴDz·ܱp·t adjective
  • Dz·ܱp·t adjective
  • ܲ·ܱp·t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of suppurative1

From the Medieval Latin word ܱūīܲ, dating back to 1535–45. See suppurate, -ive
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Example Sentences

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"The findings provide a significant advance in our understanding of lung inflammation in children with wheeze and suppurative lung disease," she said.

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Viserys was magnanimous in his initial forgiveness of Daemon and then demanding in his suppurative midnight lust.

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Whether the microbia or their products are the cause of most suppurative inflammations may be regarded as an open question.

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Bacillinum, then, combines in its action all its constituent products, owing its efficacy to its suppurative microbes as well as its inclusion of Koch's bacillus.

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There was a question in men's minds as to whether nature worked better by primary union or by means of the suppurative process.

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