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antihectic

antihectic adjective: countering hectic fever.

Adjective

antihectic (comparative more antihectic, superlative most antihectic)

  1. (obsolete) Countering hectic fever.

Noun

antihectic (plural antihectics)

  1. (obsolete) An agent or substance that counters hectic fever.

Forms of antihectic

Adjective
comparativemore antihectic
superlativemost antihectic
Noun
pluralantihectics

Origin of antihectic

From anti- + hectic.

Questions about antihectic

What does antihectic mean?
Antihectic means countering hectic fever.
What part of speech is antihectic?
Antihectic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antihectic in the dictionary

  1. antihatred
  2. antihazard
  3. antihazing
  4. antiheadache
  5. antiheart
  6. antihectic
  7. antihectics
  8. antihedonism
  9. antihedonist
  10. antihedonistic
  11. antihedonists

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