Ablative and Subtractive

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Ablative adjective - Tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature.

Usage example: ablative material on a rocket cone

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Subtractive and ablative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subtractive" instead an adjective "Ablative".

Nearby Words: ablation, ablate, ablated, ablating, ablator

Subtractive adjective - Constituting or involving subtraction.

Usage example: a subtractive correction

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Ablative and subtractive are semantically related. You can use "Ablative" instead an adjective "Subtractive".

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