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 De·riv·a·tive 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.
 Derivative circulation, a modification of the circulation found in some parts of the body, in which the arteries empty directly into the veins without the interposition of capillaries.
 -- De*riv*a*tive*ly, adv. -- De*riv*a*tive*ness, n.