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Same as Chive.

stance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from glands in the anal pouch of the civet (Viverra civetta). It is of clear yellowish or brownish color, of a strong, musky odor, offensive when undiluted, but agreeble when a small portion is mixed with another substance. It is used as a perfume.…

Tending to advance. [R.]

Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain. -- Co*er"cive*ly, adv. -- Co*er"cive*ness, n. Coercive power can only influence us to outward practice. Bp. Warburton. Coercive or Coercitive force (Magnetism), the power or force which in iron or steel produces a slowness or difficulty in imparting magnetism…

Growing together, or into union; uniting. [R.] Eclec. Rev.

Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote. However conducive to the good or our country. Addison.

The quality of conducing.

Increasing; growing. [R.] Unseen, yet crescive in his faculty. Shak.

That deduces; inferential.

Not conductive; impeding; disadvantageous. [R.]

Disgracing. [Obs.] Feltham.

Having power to divorce; tending to divorce. "This divorcive law." Milton.

Tending to produce effervescence. "An effervescive force." Hickok.

Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing. [R.] Thackeray.

Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive. Marsion. -- En*for"cive*ly, adv.

Tending to prove; having the power to demonstrate; demonstrative; indicative.

Tending toinfluence; influential.

Internecine. [R.] Sydney Smith.

Hurtful; injurious. [R.] Hooker.

A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, and hyenas.