Selective
//səˈlɛktɪv//
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The word "selective" can be used as adjective and adjective.
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SELCAL anxioselective atroposelective autoselective cardioselective celecoxib chemoselective counterselective cytoselective enantioselective hepatoselective immunoselective ion selective electrode ion-selective electrode ion-selective membrane isoselective metaselective microselective monoselective nanoselective neuroselective non-selective nonselective orthoselective overselective paraselective phosphoselective photoselective postselective potassium selective electrode preselective regioselective sartan selective advantage selective androgen receptor modulator selective breeding selective collection selective compression selective distortion selective eating disorder selective fire selective memory selective mutism selective school selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor selective yellow selectively selectively mute selectiveness selegiline selepressin semiselective stereoselective subselective superselective supraselective ultraselective underselective unselective uroselective
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