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diorthotic

diorthotic adjective: corrective.

Adjective

diorthotic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) corrective.
    • diorthotic justice

Origin of diorthotic

From Ancient Greek διορθωτικός (diorthōtikós, “corrective”), from ὀρθόω (orthóō, “set straight”).

Questions about diorthotic

What does diorthotic mean?
Diorthotic means corrective.
What part of speech is diorthotic?
Diorthotic is an adjective.

Words near diorthotic in the dictionary

  1. dioritoid
  2. diorthophosphate
  3. diorthophosphates
  4. diorthoses
  5. diorthosis
  6. diorthotic
  7. DIOS
  8. diosbulbin
  9. diosbulbin B
  10. dioscin
  11. dioscoraceous

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