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Definition of -factive

: making : causing putrefactive

History and Etymology for -factive

-fact(ion) + -ive

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“-factive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-factive. Accessed 25 Jan. 2021.

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