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diuretic.

Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/daɪ(j)əˈɹɛtɪk/UK
  1. Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/daɪ(j)əˈɹɛtɪk/UK
  1. A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.

Where this word comes from

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

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