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APPETITIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does appetitive mean?
• APPETITIVE (adjective)
The adjective APPETITIVE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: APPETITIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to appetite
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
appetitive needs
Pertainym:
appetite (a feeling of craving something)
Context examples
Neurotransmission mediated by the Dopamine D2 Receptor (DRD2) plays a key role in the control of movement, in reward and reinforcement mechanisms in psychiatric disorders, and in the neuromodulation of appetitive behaviors.
(Dopamine Receptor D2, NCI Thesaurus)
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