English Explanatory Dictionary

adaptogen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.

Word forms

adaptogen adaptogens

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian адаптоген (adaptogen), coined by Soviet toxicologist and pharmacologist Nikolai Lazarev. By surface analysis, adapt + -o- + -gen.

Derived words

adaptogenic
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