Antivivisectionist

Antivivisectionist
Antivivisectionist An`ti*viv`i*sec"tion*ist, n. One opposed to vivisection [1913 Webster]

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  • antivivisectionist — antivivisectionism, n. /an tee viv euh sek sheuh nist, an tuy /, n. 1. a person who opposes vivisection. adj. 2. Also, antivivisection. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of antivivisectionists or their policies. [1880 85; ANTI + VIVISECTION +… …   Universalium

  • antivivisectionist — 1. noun an individual opposed to the practice of vivisection 2. adjective a) of or related to such a person b) characterized by opposition to vivisection …   Wiktionary

  • antivivisectionist — an·ti·vivi·sec·tion·ist (an″te ) (an″ti viv″ĭ sekґshən ist) an individual opposed to vivisection …   Medical dictionary

  • antivivisectionist — n. one opposed to experimentation on living animals …   English contemporary dictionary

  • antivivisectionist — an·ti·viv·i·sec·tion·ist …   English syllables

  • antivivisectionist — an ti•viv i•sec′tion•ist n. adj …   From formal English to slang

  • antivivisectionist — ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ noun ( s) Etymology: anti (I) + vivisection + ist : a person opposed to animal experimentation * * * antivivisectionism, n. /an tee viv euh sek sheuh nist, an tuy /, n. 1. a person who opposes vivisect …   Useful english dictionary

  • History of animal testing — The history of animal testing goes back to the writings of the Greeks in the third and fourth centuries BCE, with Aristotle (384 322 BCE) and Erasistratus (304 258 BCE) among the first to perform experiments on living animals. [Cohen and Loew… …   Wikipedia

  • zoophile — 1. A lover of animals; especially one more fond of animals than of humans. 2. One opposed to any animal experimentation; an antivivisectionist. [zoo + G. philos, fond] * * * zoo·phile (zoґo fīl) 1. zoophilic. 2. an antivivisectionist …   Medical dictionary

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