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bechic

/ˈbiːkɪk/

bechic adjective: relating to, or relieving, a cough.

Adjective

bechic (comparative more bechic, superlative most bechic)

  1. (dated) Relating to, or relieving, a cough.
    • The bechic blast, which is the principal vehicle for removing pathological material, is dependent for its action on the pressure of air below it.1924, Arthur Logan Turner, Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear

Noun

bechic (plural bechics)

  1. (dated) A medicine for relieving coughs.
    • Medicines which alleviate cough are called bechics1719, John Quincy, Pharmacopoeia officinalis et extemporanea : or a compleat English dispensatory in four parts

bechic meaning in Tamil

bechic in Tamil

இருமலின், இருமலில், இருமலுக்குரிய

Forms of bechic

Adjective
comparativemore bechic
superlativemost bechic
Noun
pluralbechics

Origin of bechic

From French béchique or its source Latin bēchicus (“of or for a cough”), from Ancient Greek βηχικός (bēkhikós, “of or for a cough”), from βηχ- (bēkh-), oblique stem of βήξ (bḗx, “cough”).

Words formed from bechic

Questions about bechic

What does bechic mean?
Bechic means relating to, or relieving, a cough.
What is bechic in Tamil?
Bechic in Tamil is இருமலின், இருமலில், இருமலுக்குரிய. See Bechic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bechic?
Bechic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce bechic?
Bechic is pronounced /ˈbiːkɪk/.

Words near bechic in the dictionary

  1. becheckered
  2. becher
  3. Becherer
  4. bechererite
  5. Becherers
  6. bechic
  7. bechics
  8. bechide
  9. bechides
  10. bechignoned
  11. bechill

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bechic (page history and authors); bechic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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