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orthomolecular

orthomolecular adjective: relating to the theory that human health, including mental illness, depends upon chemical deficiencies and can be cured with vitamins etc.

Adjective

orthomolecular (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the theory that human health, including mental illness, depends upon chemical deficiencies and can be cured with vitamins etc.

Origin of orthomolecular

From ortho- + molecular.

Questions about orthomolecular

What does orthomolecular mean?
Orthomolecular means relating to the theory that human health, including mental illness, depends upon chemical deficiencies and can be cured with vitamins etc.
What part of speech is orthomolecular?
Orthomolecular is an adjective.

Words near orthomolecular in the dictionary

  1. orthomitosis
  2. orthomixovirus
  3. orthomode
  4. orthomodular
  5. orthomodularity
  6. orthomolecular
  7. orthomorphic
  8. orthomorphism
  9. orthomorphisms
  10. orthomorphodont
  11. orthomosaic

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