abortive
41abortive — abort·ive …
42abortive — adjective Syn: unsuccessful, failed, vain, ineffective, ineffectual, unproductive Ant: successful, fruitful …
43abortive — Anything used to produce an abortion or miscarriage …
44abortive — adj. 1 fruitless, unsuccessful, unfinished. 2 resulting in abortion. 3 Biol. (of an organ etc.) rudimentary; arrested in development. Derivatives: abortively adv. Etymology: ME f. OF abortif ive f. L abortivus (as ABORT) …
45abortive infection — Viral infection of a cell in which the virus fails to replicate fully, or produces defective progeny. Since part of the viral replicative cycle occurs, its effect on the host can still be cytopathogenic …
46abortive transformation — Temporary transformation of a cell by a virus that fails to integrate into the host DNA …
47abortive poliomyelitis — the minor illness of poliomyelitis; see poliomyelitis …
48abortive attack — unavailing offensive, ineffectual assault, failed attack …
49abortive attempt — failed attempt, effort that did not succeed …
50abortive plan — failed plan, scheme that did not succeed …