English Explanatory Dictionary

stressor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An environmental condition or influence that stresses (i.e. causes stress for) an organism.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

stressor stressors

Etymology

From stress + -or.

Derived words

antistressor immunostressor macrostressor microstressor multistressor nonstressor osmostressor psychostressor technostressor
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