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hygrophthalmic

hygrophthalmic adjective: serving to moisten the eye.

Adjective

hygrophthalmic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, rare) Serving to moisten the eye.

Origin of hygrophthalmic

From hygro- + ophthalmic.

Words that rhyme with hygrophthalmic

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Questions about hygrophthalmic

What does hygrophthalmic mean?
Hygrophthalmic means serving to moisten the eye.
What part of speech is hygrophthalmic?
Hygrophthalmic is an adjective.

Words near hygrophthalmic in the dictionary

  1. hygrophils
  2. hygrophobia
  3. hygrophobic
  4. hygrophoraceous
  5. hygrophoroid
  6. hygrophthalmic
  7. hygrophyte
  8. hygrophytes
  9. hygrophytic
  10. hygroplasm
  11. hygroreception

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