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Causative

Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.

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Abortifacient 84% connected

Producing miscarriage.

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Abortifacient 84% connected

Producing miscarriage.

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Actuating 84% connected

of Actuate

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Actuating 84% connected

of Actuate

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Causal 84% connected

Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative.

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Causal 84% connected

Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative.

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Conducive 84% connected

Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote.

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Conducive 84% connected

Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote.

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Contributing 84% connected

of Contribute

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Contributing 84% connected

of Contribute

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Contributive 84% connected

Contributing, or tending to contribute.

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Contributive 84% connected

Contributing, or tending to contribute.

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Contributory 84% connected

Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contri…

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Contributory 84% connected

Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contri…

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Fast 84% connected

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

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Fast 84% connected

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

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Inductive 84% connected

Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by to.

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Inductive 84% connected

Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by to.

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Motive 84% connected

That which moves; a mover.

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Motive 84% connected

That which moves; a mover.

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Motor 84% connected

One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.

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Motor 84% connected

One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.

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Precipitating 84% connected

of Precipitate

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Precipitating 84% connected

of Precipitate

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Responsible 84% connected

Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct…

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Responsible 84% connected

Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct…

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Sternutative 84% connected

Having the quality of provoking to sneeze.

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Sternutative 84% connected

Having the quality of provoking to sneeze.

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Sternutatory 84% connected

Sternutative.

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Sternutatory 84% connected

Sternutative.

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Tributary 84% connected

Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peac…

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Tributary 84% connected

Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peac…

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Cause 74% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

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Cause 74% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

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Induce 74% connected

To lead in; to introduce.

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Induce 74% connected

To lead in; to introduce.

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