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diaphoretic

/daɪəfəˈɹɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
di-aphoret-ic
IPA
/daɪəfəˈɹɛtɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Generating sweat or perspiration.

noun

A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration.

Etymology

From Latin diaphorēticus, from Ancient Greek διαφορητικός (diaphorētikós); by surface analysis, diaphor(esis) + -etic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: diaphorēticus, διαφορητικός

Inflected Forms

more diaphoretic (comparative) most diaphoretic (superlative) diaphoretics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

diaphoresis adiaphoretic

Synonyms

sudorific

Questions

How do you pronounce diaphoretic?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪəfəˈɹɛtɪk/.
What does diaphoretic mean?
Generating sweat or perspiration.
Where does diaphoretic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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