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natriuretic

natriuretic adjective: of or pertaining to natriuresis.

Adjective

natriuretic (comparative more natriuretic, superlative most natriuretic)

  1. Of or pertaining to natriuresis.

Noun

natriuretic (plural natriuretics)

  1. Any substance that inhibits the reabsorption of cations, especially sodium, from urine.

Forms of natriuretic

Adjective
comparativemore natriuretic
superlativemost natriuretic
Noun
pluralnatriuretics

Origin of natriuretic

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natriuresis + -etic = natr- + -i- + uresis + etic; the combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”).

Words formed from natriuretic

Phrases with natriuretic

Questions about natriuretic

What does natriuretic mean?
Natriuretic means of or pertaining to natriuresis.
What part of speech is natriuretic?
Natriuretic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near natriuretic in the dictionary

  1. natriorexigenic
  2. natrite
  3. natrium
  4. natriureses
  5. natriuresis
  6. natriuretic
  7. natriuretics
  8. natro-
  9. natroalunite
  10. natroalunites
  11. natroautunite

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