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epitonic

epitonic adjective: abnormally tense or tonic; exhibiting an abnormal degree of tension or strain.

Adjective

epitonic

  1. Abnormally tense or tonic; exhibiting an abnormal degree of tension or strain.

Origin of epitonic

From epi- + tonic.

Questions about epitonic

What does epitonic mean?
Epitonic means abnormally tense or tonic; exhibiting an abnormal degree of tension or strain.
What part of speech is epitonic?
Epitonic is an adjective.

Words near epitonic in the dictionary

  1. epitomizer
  2. epitomizers
  3. epitomizes
  4. epitomizing
  5. epitomy
  6. epitonic
  7. epitoniid
  8. epitoniids
  9. epitopal
  10. epitope
  11. epitopes

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