competitive

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adjective

Given to competition: emulous. See conflict/cooperation.

adj

Definition: willing to oppose
Antonyms: noncompetitive, unambitious

IN BRIEF: Based on rivalry.

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.

For a list of words related to competitive, see:

• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate

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Common misspelling(s) of competitive

• competive

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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