English Explanatory Dictionary

diuretic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.
noun
  1. A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.

Pronunciation

/daɪ(j)əˈɹɛtɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diuretic.wav

Word forms

diuretic more diuretic most diuretic diuretick diuretics

Etymology

From Middle English diuretyk, from Old French diuretique; ultimately from Ancient Greek διουρητικός (diourētikós). By surface analysis, diuresis + -etic.

Derived words

antidiuretic diuretically nondiuretic osmodiuretic loop diuretic
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