deˈtentive, a. rare.
[f. L. dētent-, ppl. stem of dētinēre to detain: see -ive.]
Having the quality or function of detaining.
| 1881 P. Geddes in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 139/1 The detentive surface [of the pitcher in Nepenthes] is represented by the fluid secretion. |