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com·pet·i·tive

(kəm-pĕt'ĭ-tĭv) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, involving, or determined by competition: competitive games.
  2. Liking competition or inclined to compete: a highly competitive teammate.
  3. Biochemistry. Relating to the inhibition of enzyme activity that results from the reversible combination of an enzyme with an alternate compound and prevents normal substrate binding.
competitively com·pet'i·tive·ly adv.
competitiveness com·pet'i·tive·ness n.

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adjective

    Given to competition: emulous. See conflict/cooperation.

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adj

Definition: willing to oppose
Antonyms: noncompetitive, unambitious

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Based on rivalry.

pronunciation A competitive world has two possibilities for you. You can lose. Or, if you want to win, you can change. — Paul Thurow.

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The relationship in which two or more entities contend for association with another.

  • c. inhibitors — compounds, usually structural analogs of the substrate, that bind reversibly to an enzyme and deny the substrates access to the active site.
  • c. protein binding — binding proteins occur naturally and have affinity for other substances, for example sex hormone steroid-binding globulin. The property is made use of in the assay of such substances in body fluids and tissues. Called also CPB.
  • c. protein binding assay — see competitive protein binding (above).
  • c. radioimmunoassay — a technique utilizing isotope labeled antigen that competes with unlabeled antigen for union with specific antibody. A very sensitive assay, commonly used in detecting trace amounts of drugs.
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Common misspelling(s) of competitive

  • competive

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - konkurrencepræget, konkurrence-

Nederlands (Dutch)
concurrerend, prestatiegericht

Français (French)
adj. - compétitif, concurrentiel, concurrent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - konkurrenzfähig, umkämpft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανταγωνιστικός

Italiano (Italian)
competitivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - competitivo, competidor

Русский (Russian)
конкурентоспособный, конкурирующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de competencia, competitivo, de libre competencia

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - konkurrenskraftig, konkurrens-, tävlings-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
竞争的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 競爭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 경쟁의, 독점적이 아닌, 길항적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 競争の, 競争心の強い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منافس, مزاحم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתחרה, תחרותי‬


 
 

 

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