ovulatory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɒvjʊˈleɪtəɹi/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English ovul(e) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ovulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English ovulatory From ovulate + -ory.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) pertaining to ovulation; ovulating
Deriveds
ovulatory period · polyovulatory · monovulatory · superovulatory · anovulatory · diovulatory · preovulatory · nonovulatory · monoovulatory · periovulatory · ovulatory shift hypothesis · postovulatory
Translations (1)
it ovulatorio (pertaining to ovulation; ovulating)