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diphtheric

diphtheric adjective: relating to, or having, diphtheria.

Adjective

diphtheric (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or having, diphtheria.
    Synonyms:
    diphtherial

Synonyms of diphtheric

Origin of diphtheric

From diphtheria + -ic.

Words formed from diphtheric

Questions about diphtheric

What does diphtheric mean?
Diphtheric means relating to, or having, diphtheria.
What part of speech is diphtheric?
Diphtheric is an adjective.

Words near diphtheric in the dictionary

  1. diphoxazide
  2. diphthamide
  3. diphtheria
  4. diphtherial
  5. diphtherias
  6. diphtheric
  7. diphtheritic
  8. diphtheritically
  9. diphtheritis
  10. diphtheroid
  11. diphtheroidal

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