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derivado

derived

adjective deh-ree-BAH-doh Less Common

Also means

derivative

Usage Note

Derivado functions as both adjective (producto derivado — by-product/derivative) and noun (un derivado del petróleo — a petroleum derivative). In linguistics derivado refers to a word formed from another by derivation. The verb is derivar; the feminine noun form derivada is the calculus term for 'derivative'.

Examples

"El plástico es un derivado del petróleo."

Natural Translation

Plastic is a petroleum derivative.

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