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anetic

anetic adjective: soothing; helping to relieve a malady.

Adjective

anetic (comparative more anetic, superlative most anetic)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
    • The anetic property is also an important factor in its [sc. antipyrine] use—in fact, that element surpasses those of heat elimination and is more often considered when the drug is prescribed by therapeutists.1899, Samuel C. James, “Therapeutics in Continued Fevers”, in Merck's Archives, volume 1, page 465

anetic meaning in Urdu

anetic in Urdu

مُسکِّن, سکون بخش

Forms of anetic

comparativemore anetic
superlativemost anetic

Origin of anetic

From Latin aneticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνετικός (anetikós, “relaxing, remitting”), from ἄνεσις (ánesis, “relaxation, abatement”).

Questions about anetic

What does anetic mean?
Anetic means soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
What is anetic in Urdu?
Anetic in Urdu is مُسکِّن, سکون بخش. See Anetic meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is anetic?
Anetic is an adjective.

Words near anetic in the dictionary

  1. anethols
  2. anethopath
  3. anethopathic
  4. anethopaths
  5. anethopathy
  6. anetic
  7. anetiso
  8. Aneto
  9. anetoderma
  10. anetodermas
  11. aneugen

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