English Explanatory Dictionary

depressomotor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement.
noun
  1. Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centres.

Word forms

depressomotor depressomotors

Etymology

Etymology tree English depress Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English depressomotor From depress + -o- + motor.

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