Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 23 compound words that contain invasive. The most common are listed below. Open invasive in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- invasive speciesAny species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native, and that has since become a nuisance through rapid spread and increase in numbers, often to the detriment of native species.
- minimally invasiveRequiring only a small incision into the body, thereby reducing wound healing time, associated pain, and the risk of infection.
- invasive carpUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see invasive, carp.
- invasive exoticA species or an individual of a species that is foreign to an environment and that, when introduced to that environment, outcompetes native species.
- non-invasiveAlternative form of noninvasive: Not invasive.
- invasive exoticsplural of invasive exotic: A species or an individual of a species that is foreign to an environment and that, when introduced to that environment, outcompetes native species.
- anti-invasiveThat counters invasion, or counters something (being) invasive.
- invasive carpsplural of invasive carp: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see invasive, carp.
Compound words 23
- invasivoreA person who makes a point of eating invasive species in an effort to reduce their ecological impact.
- invasivorismthe act of eating invasive species as a method of population control
- invasivityThe condition of being invasive
- panvasiveMassively invasive on a large scale.
- hyperinvasiveHighly invasive.
- miniinvasiveminimally invasive
- proinvasiveThat leads to invasion
- angioinvasiveRelating to, or characterised by, the infiltration of vessels (blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, or both).
- bioinvasiveCarrying out bioinvasion.
- chemoinvasivechemically invasive