pulsative

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English

Etymology

From Middle French pulsatif, and its source, past-classical Latin pulsativus.

Adjective

pulsative (comparative more pulsative, superlative most pulsative)

  1. Characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing.
    • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 73:
      It was this vital spirit which was mainly responsible for creating the pulsative power within the coats of the artery.