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How to pronounce “ablative”

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Pronunciation guide for ablative

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Real speech example: Breakthrough in Cancer Treatmentsif the CAR-T therapy is an ablative therapy against B
Definition summary: (grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][2]

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Breakthrough in Cancer Treatments

if the CAR-T therapy is an ablative therapy against B

[Adjective]
(grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][2]
(archaic) Pertaining to taking away or removing. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the early 18th century.][2]
(engineering, nautical, astronautics) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to protect spacecraft during reentry. [First attested in 1959.].[3]
(medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][2]
(geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][2]
[Noun]
(grammar) The ablative case. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
An ablative material. [Mid 20th century.][2]