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restrictive

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1. a. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. Source: opted
2. a. Astringent or styptic in effect. Source: opted
3. adj. serving to restrict Source: wordnet
4. adj. (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports Source: wordnet
5. j:100 a. serving to restrict s. (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports Source: ecdict

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restrict serving restricting imports interests national protective tariff astringent effect laws limiting particle styptic tending trade

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restricted restriction restriction endonuclease restriction enzyme restriction fragment restriction nuclease restriction site restrictionary

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