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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Conjunctive \Con*junc"tive\, a. [L. conjunctivus.]
1. Serving to unite; connecting together.
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2. Closely united. [Obs.] --Shak.
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{Conjunctive mood} (Gram.), the mood which follows a
conjunction or expresses contingency; the subjunctive
mood.
{Conjunctive tissue} (Anat.), the tissue found in nearly all
parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and
consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded
protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also
{cellular tissue} and {connective tissue}. Adipose or
fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and
bone are sometimes included by the phrase.
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