- viv|i|sec|tion
- viv|i|sec|tion «VIHV uh SEHK shuhn», noun.the act or practice of operating on living animals for scientific study or experimentation.╂[< Latin vīvus alive + English section]
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viv´i|sec´tion|al|ly — viv|i|sec|tion|al «VIHV uh SEHK shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with vivisection. –viv´i|sec´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
viv|i|sec|tion|al — «VIHV uh SEHK shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with vivisection. –viv´i|sec´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
viv|i|sec|tion|ist — «VIHV uh SEHK shuh nihst», noun. 1. a person who practices vivisection; vivisector. 2. a person who favors or defends the scientific practice of vivisection … Useful english dictionary
an´ti|viv´i|sec´tion|ist — an|ti|viv|i|sec|tion|ism «AN tee VIHV uh SEHK shuh nihz uhm», noun. opposition to the practice of vivisection. –an´ti|viv´i|sec´tion|ist, noun … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|viv|i|sec|tion|ism — «AN tee VIHV uh SEHK shuh nihz uhm», noun. opposition to the practice of vivisection. –an´ti|viv´i|sec´tion|ist, noun … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|viv|i|sec|tion — «AN tee VIHV uh SEHK uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. opposed to the practice of vivisection. –n. = antivivisectionism. (Cf. ↑antivivisectionism) … Useful english dictionary
sec — sec·a·lin; sec·a·lose; sec·a·mo·ne; sec; sec·a·teur; Sec·co·tine; sec·o·barbital; sec·odont; Sec·o·nal; sec·ond·ar·i·ly; sec·ond·ar·i·ness; sec·ond hand·ed·ness; sec·ond·ly; sec·ond·ness; sec·re·taire; sec·re·tar·i·al; sec·re·tar·i·at;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
viv — an·ti·viv·i·sec·tion·ist; con·viv·i·al; con·viv·i·al·i·ty; con·viv·i·al·ly; con·viv·i·um; lar·viv·o·rous; re·viv·abil·i·ty; re·viv·able; re·viv·al; re·viv·al·ism; re·viv·al·ist; re·viv·i·ca·tion; re·viv·i·fi·er; re·viv·i·fy; sur·viv·abil·i·ty;… … English syllables
vivi·sec·tion — /ˌvıvəˈsɛkʃən/ noun [noncount] : the activity or practice of doing scientific or medical experiments on live animals … Useful english dictionary
