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antirachitic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-tira-chitic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That cures or prevents rickets.

noun

Any drug that cures or prevents rickets.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English rachitic English antirachitic From anti- + rachitic.

Inflected Forms

more antirachitic (comparative) most antirachitic (superlative) antirachitics (plural)

Derived Forms

antirachitically

Questions

What does antirachitic mean?
That cures or prevents rickets.
Where does antirachitic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English rachitic English antirachitic From anti- + rachitic.

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