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adaptogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
adap-to-gen
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian адаптоген (adaptogen), coined by Soviet toxicologist and pharmacologist Nikolai Lazarev. By surface analysis, adapt + -o- + -gen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: адаптоген

Inflected Forms

adaptogens (plural)

Derived Forms

adaptogenic

Questions

What does adaptogen mean?
Any natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.
Where does adaptogen come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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