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selective

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. selective (adjective)
  2. selective estrogen receptor modulator (noun)
  3. selective mutism (noun)
  4. selective reduction (noun)
  5. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (noun)
  6. selective termination (noun)

se·lec·tive

adj \sə-ˈlek-tiv\

Definition of SELECTIVE

1
: of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
2
: highly specific in activity or effect <selective pesticides> <selective permeability of a plasma membrane>
—se·lec·tive·ly adverb

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