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antiherpetic

antiherpetic adjective: countering herpes.

Adjective

antiherpetic (comparative more antiherpetic, superlative most antiherpetic)

  1. Countering herpes.

Noun

antiherpetic (plural antiherpetics)

  1. Any drug that counters herpes.

Forms of antiherpetic

Adjective
comparativemore antiherpetic
superlativemost antiherpetic
Noun
pluralantiherpetics

Origin of antiherpetic

From anti- + herpetic.

Questions about antiherpetic

What does antiherpetic mean?
Antiherpetic means countering herpes.
What part of speech is antiherpetic?
Antiherpetic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antiherpetic in the dictionary

  1. antiheroinism
  2. antiheroism
  3. antiherpes
  4. antiherpesviral
  5. antiherpesvirus
  6. antiherpetic
  7. antiherpetics
  8. antiheterosexual
  9. antiheterosexuality
  10. antiheumatics
  11. antihiatic

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