Diuretic Definition

dīə-rĕtĭk
diuretics
adjective
Increasing the excretion of urine.
Webster's New World
noun
diuretics
A diuretic drug or other substance.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
diuretic
Plural:
diuretics

Origin of Diuretic

  • Middle English diuretik from Old French diuretique from Late Latin diūrēticus from Greek diourētikos from diourein to pass urine dia- dia- ourein to urinate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French diuretique

    From Wiktionary

Diuretic Sentence Examples

  • Soda tartarate is purgative and diuretic, as is the citro-tartarate.

  • It has been used with success as an antiperiodic and antipyretic in ague, and also as a diuretic in gout and kidney affections.

  • It is slightly diuretic. Experimentally it has been shown to have a solvent action on uric acid, but its action in this direction in the body requires confirmation.

  • The common juniper is official in the British pharmacopoeia and in that of the United States, yielding the oil of juniper, a powerful diuretic, distilled from the unripe fruits.

  • The small portion which is absorbed exerts a diuretic action.

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Words Starting With

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CICTIC

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Words Starting With D and Ending With C

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