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hormetically

hormetically adverb: by means of hormesis.

Adverb

hormetically (not comparable)

  1. By means of hormesis.
    • "Wherefore the plastic nature, acting neither by knowledge nor by animal fancy, neither electively nor hormetically, must be concluded to act fatally, magically, and sympathetically."1876 January, “The Philosophy of Pessimism”, in The Westminster Review, page 68
    • The hormetic pharmacy will also enlighten physicians and patients about the possibility of hormetically induced adverse effects for the spectrum of drugs that enhance the proliferation of harmful microbes, viruses, tumor cells, and other tissues, which could lead to various pathologies.2009, Mark P. Mattson, Hormesis: A Revolution in Biology, Toxicology and Medicine, page 195

Origin of hormetically

From hormetic + -ally.

Questions about hormetically

What does hormetically mean?
Hormetically means by means of hormesis.
What part of speech is hormetically?
Hormetically is an adverb.

Words near hormetically in the dictionary

  1. Hormazabals
  2. Hormazd
  3. hormeses
  4. hormesis
  5. hormetic
  6. hormetically
  7. hormetin
  8. hormetins
  9. hormic
  10. hormogone
  11. hormogones

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