anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory noun: an agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation.
Noun
anti-inflammatory (plural anti-inflammatories)
- An agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation.
Adjective
anti-inflammatory (comparative more anti-inflammatory, superlative most anti-inflammatory)
- Preventing or counteracting inflammation.
Forms of anti-inflammatory
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | anti-inflammatories |
| alternative form | antiinflammatory |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more anti-inflammatory |
| superlative | most anti-inflammatory |
Origin of anti-inflammatory
From anti- + inflammatory.
Words formed from anti-inflammatory
Phrases with anti-inflammatory
Questions about anti-inflammatory
- What does anti-inflammatory mean?
- Anti-inflammatory means an agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation.
- What part of speech is anti-inflammatory?
- Anti-inflammatory can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of anti-inflammatory?
- The plural of anti-inflammatory is anti-inflammatories.
Words near anti-inflammatory in the dictionary
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