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dilative


di·la·tive

adj \dī-ˈlā-tiv, ˈdī-ˌ\

Definition of DILATIVE

: causing dilation : tending to dilate

First Known Use of DILATIVE

1634

Rhymes with DILATIVE

ablative, constative, creative, mutative, placative, translative

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