Speakur

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anti-inflammatory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-in-flam-ma-to-ry
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation.

adj

Preventing or counteracting inflammation.

Etymology

From anti- + inflammatory.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

anti-inflammatories (plural) antiinflammatory (alternative) more anti-inflammatory (comparative) most anti-inflammatory (superlative)

Phrases

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Synonyms

anti-inflammatory drug

Questions

What does anti-inflammatory mean?
An agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation.
Where does anti-inflammatory come from?
From anti- + inflammatory.

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