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conductive

con·duc·tive

conductive

 
 
pronunciation:
kn duhk tihv
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition: having the ability to conduct electricity .
Copper is used in electrical wires because it is highly conductive.
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adverb + (adj.)conductive bilaterally, electrically, highly, less, therefore, usually
(adj.)conductive + noun absence, adhesive, air, aluminum, analysis, application, bath, canal, capability, carbon, characterization, coating, component, degree, ear, electricity, electrode, electrolyte, electron, environment, feature, fiber, film, fluid, fracture, gel, hearing, heat, iron, layer, loss, material, mechanism, medium, metal, mountain, nature, otosclerosis, oxide, paint, particle, path, pathology, patient, pattern, plastic, polymer, potential, property, reader, sample, secondary, sediment, sensor, sheet, solution, stenosis, structure, surface, tape, technique, tissue, tool, transfer, wire, wrap  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: conductively (adv.)
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The word conductive contains the following part:
con- Latin prefix that means with, together
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The prefix con- is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con- is frequently an intensive prefix, as in "conceive ."