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ovulatory

adjective
ovu路​la路​to路​ry | \ 藞盲v-y蓹-l蓹-藢t券r-膿 How to pronounce ovulatory (audio) , 藞艒v-\

Definition of ovulatory

: of, relating to, or involving ovulation the ovulatory cycle

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 Major League Baseball announced in March that Martes tested positive for the ovulatory stimulant Clomiphene, garnering the 80-game suspension. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros' Francis Martes remains on restricted list due to visa issues," 26 June 2019 By contrast, female chimpanzees mate wildly and promiscuously during each ovulatory cycle. — Natalie Angier, New York Times, "Secrets of the Y Chromosome," 11 June 2018

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First Known Use of ovulatory

1928, in the meaning defined above

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ovulatory

adjective
ovu路​la路​to路​ry | \ 藞盲v-y蓹-l蓹-藢t艒r-膿, -藢t券r- also 藞艒v-\

Medical Definition of ovulatory

: of, relating to, or involving ovulation the ovulatory cycle

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