replicative


rep·li·cate

R0161300 (rĕp′lĭ-kāt′)v. rep·li·cat·ed, rep·li·cat·ing, rep·li·cates v.tr.1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat: "recreating his pose for a photo that replicated his glorious moment" (Stuart Miller).2. Biology To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism).3. To repeat (a scientific experiment) to confirm findings or ensure accuracy.v.intr. To become replicated; undergo replication: cells that replicate rapidly in culture.n. (-kĭt) A repetition of an experiment or procedure.adj. replicate (-kĭt)1. Duplicated, copied, reproduced, or repeated: a replicate sample.2. Folded over or bent back upon itself: a replicate leaf.
[Middle English replicaten, from Late Latin replicāre, replicāt-, to repeat, from Latin, to fold back : re-, re- + plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
rep′li·ca′tive adj.

rep•li•ca•tive

(ˈrɛp lɪˌkeɪ tɪv)

adj. characterized by or capable of replication, esp. of an experiment. [1850–55]