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dipsopathy

dipsopathy noun: alcoholism.

Noun

dipsopathy (uncountable)

  1. Alcoholism.
  2. (archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.

Origin of dipsopathy

From dipso- + -pathy.

Questions about dipsopathy

What does dipsopathy mean?
Dipsopathy means alcoholism.
What part of speech is dipsopathy?
Dipsopathy is a noun.

Words near dipsopathy in the dictionary

  1. dipsomaniac
  2. dipsomaniacal
  3. dipsomaniacs
  4. dipsomanias
  5. dipsopathic
  6. dipsopathy
  7. dipsophobia
  8. dipsos
  9. dipsosis
  10. dipstick
  11. dipsticked

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