Definition:
- (a.) Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.
- (n.) That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.
- (n.) A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; a word which takes its origin from a root.
- (n.) A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root implied in its harmonics in an actual chord.
- (n.) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).
- (n.) A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.
- (n.) A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it; thus, the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia, and the hydrocarbons are derivatives of methane, benzene, etc.
Compare derivative with other words:
derivative vs. resultant
derivative vs. trite
derivative vs. differentiation
derivative vs. instance
cosmopolitan vs. derivative
derivative vs. lophine
derivative vs. flavaniline
crocein vs. derivative
derivative vs. hesperetin
derivative vs. nitroquinol
derivative vs. thionine
derivative vs. tartronyl
derivative vs. tartramide
derivative vs. rufol
derivative vs. nitraniline
derivative vs. oxytoluene
derivative vs. oxyquinoline
derivative vs. quinoxyl
derivative vs. nicotidine
derivative vs. xylamide
derivative vs. xylorcin
derivative vs. subderivative
derivative vs. hematein
derivative vs. lutidine
derivative vs. saccharate
derivative vs. xylindein
derivative vs. fluxion
derivative vs. offshoot
derivative vs. differential
cliche vs. derivative
derivative vs. imply
derivative vs. derived
derivative vs. platitude
analogue vs. derivative
derivative vs. hackneyed
derivative vs. sausage
derivative vs. prosaic
derivative vs. phenanthroline
derivate vs. derivative
derivative vs. polygenic
derivative vs. monogenic
derivative vs. naphthene
coumarin vs. derivative
betaine vs. derivative
derivative vs. straddle
caffeinated vs. derivative
anthraquinone vs. derivative
derivative vs. hydroxylamine
compound vs. derivative
derivative vs. differentiate
derivative vs. germane
derivative vs. urea
archetype vs. derivative
derivative vs. partial
crackle vs. derivative
derivative vs. papaverine
derivative vs. gaduin
derivative vs. primitive
derivative vs. tannin
cyanic vs. derivative
arsine vs. derivative
derivative vs. normal
derivative vs. integral
derivative vs. methane
derivative vs. derive
derivative vs. original
derivative vs. singularity
derivative vs. smooth
analysis vs. derivative
derivative vs. kind
benzoic vs. derivative
convertible vs. derivative
coincidental vs. derivative
derivative vs. spinoff
derivative vs. function
chemical vs. derivative
derivative vs. option
asset vs. derivative
derivative vs. warrant
derivation vs. derivative
derivative vs. underlying
accumulator vs. derivative
derivative vs. spin
connotation vs. derivative
carmine vs. derivative
adjective vs. derivative
derivative vs. swap