germinative

[ jur-muh-ney-tiv, -muh-nuh-tiv ]

/ ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪ tɪv, -mə nə tɪv /

adjective

capable of germinating, developing, or creating; of or pertaining to germination.

Origin of germinative

First recorded in 1700–10; germinate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM germinative

ger·mi·na·tive·ly, adverbnon·ger·mi·na·tive, adjectivere·ger·mi·na·tive, adjectivere·ger·mi·na·tive·ly, adverb

un·ger·mi·na·tive, adjective

Words nearby germinative

germinal pole, germinal vesicle, germinant, germinate, germination, germinative, germinative layer, germinoma, Germiston, germ layer, germ line

Example sentences from the Web for germinative

One hundred and five thousand are contained in an ounce, and they retain their germinative properties three years.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr
The fruitful diversities, the germinative inequalities between men all depend on this right.
The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3|Various
About six hundred seeds, or pods, are contained in an ounce; and they retain their germinative powers three years.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr
The seeds are small, yellow, lens-shaped, and retain their germinative properties three years.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr

Though not the offspring of a vigorous creative power, its germinative force proved wonderfully great.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany|Georg Brandes

单词	germinative
释义	germinative [ jur-muh-ney-tiv, -muh-nuh-tiv ] / ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪ tɪv, -mə nə tɪv / adjective capable of germinating, developing, or creating; of or pertaining to germination. Origin of germinative First recorded in 1700–10; germinate + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM germinative ger·mi·na·tive·ly, adverbnon·ger·mi·na·tive, adjectivere·ger·mi·na·tive, adjectivere·ger·mi·na·tive·ly, adverb un·ger·mi·na·tive, adjective Words nearby germinative germinal pole, germinal vesicle, germinant, germinate, germination, germinative, germinative layer, germinoma, Germiston, germ layer, germ line Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for germinative One hundred and five thousand are contained in an ounce, and they retain their germinative properties three years. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America\|Fearing Burr The fruitful diversities, the germinative inequalities between men all depend on this right. The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3\|Various About six hundred seeds, or pods, are contained in an ounce; and they retain their germinative powers three years. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America\|Fearing Burr The seeds are small, yellow, lens-shaped, and retain their germinative properties three years. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America\|Fearing Burr Though not the offspring of a vigorous creative power, its germinative force proved wonderfully great. Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany\|Georg Brandes
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