an·ti-viv·i·sec·tion | \ ˌan-tē-ˌvi-və-ˈsek-shən 
, -ˈvi-və-ˌsek-, ˌan-tī- \
, -ˈvi-və-ˌsek-, ˌan-tī- \Definition of anti-vivisection
: opposed to experimentation on living animals especially when considered to cause pain or distress to the subject : opposed to vivisection anti-vivisection ads an anti-vivisection organization
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anti-vivisectionist \ ˌan-tē-ˌvi-və-ˈsek-sh(ə-)nist , ˌan-tī- \ noun
, ˌan-tī- \ noun
… it is cogent to say that I am a strong anti-vivisectionist. — G. K. Chesterton
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an·ti-vivi·sec·tion | \ ˌant-i-ˌviv-ə-ˈsek-shən, ˌan-ˌtī-, -ˈviv-ə-ˌ \
\Medical Definition of anti-vivisection
: opposition to animal experimentation and especially vivisection
the anti-vivisection movement
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anti-vivisectionist \ -ˌviv-ə-ˈsek-sh(ə-)nəst \ noun
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The first known use of anti-vivisection was in 1863
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