Meanings
adverbcolligatively (not comparable)
- not comparableIn a colligative manner.
These cryoprotectants act colligatively by replacing the water and thus decreasing the amount of ice formed in the body.
2015 October 29, “Infective Juveniles of the Entomopathogenic Nematode, Steinernema feltiae Produce Cryoprotectants in Response to Freezing and Cold Acclimation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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colligatively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colligatively
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“colligatively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colligatively. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colligatively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colligatively.
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