adj 1  :  belonging to or associated with one by birth  2  :  living or growing naturally in a particular region  3 a  :  constituting the original substance or source  b  :  found in nature esp. in an unadulterated form <conversion of a protein to a denatured protein>  na*tive*ly adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  NADPH  no·ti·fy 
 
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