of, pertaining to, or characteristic of antivivisectionists or their policies
Derived forms
antivivisectionism
noun
Word origin
[1880–85; anti- + vivisection + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: highball, impressionism, interface, jackpot, pari-mutuelanti- is a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formationof compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton); -ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, dramatist, machinist, novelist, realist