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diapnoic

diapnoic adjective: midly increasing perspiration; mildly diaphoretic.

Adjective

diapnoic (comparative more diapnoic, superlative most diapnoic)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Midly increasing perspiration; mildly diaphoretic.

Noun

diapnoic (plural diapnoics)

  1. (obsolete) A mild diaphoretic.

Forms of diapnoic

Adjective
comparativemore diapnoic
superlativemost diapnoic
Noun
pluraldiapnoics

Origin of diapnoic

From Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breath”) + -ic.

Questions about diapnoic

What does diapnoic mean?
Diapnoic means midly increasing perspiration; mildly diaphoretic.
What part of speech is diapnoic?
Diapnoic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near diapnoic in the dictionary

  1. diapirs
  2. diaplacental
  3. diaplasis
  4. diaplastic
  5. diaplectic
  6. diapnoic
  7. diapnoics
  8. diapocarotenoid
  9. diapocarotenoids
  10. diapolycopene
  11. diaponeurosporene

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