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urtication

urtication noun: the development of urticaria (hives).

Noun

urtication (countable and uncountable, plural urtications)

  1. The development of urticaria (hives).
  2. The sensation of being stung by nettles.
  3. Beating the skin with nettles (formerly used to treat paralysis).
    • The Romans had frequent recourse to urtication to arouse the sexual appetite.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 240

urtication meaning in Tamil

urtication in Tamil

அறிப்பு, உருத்தும் அறிப்பு

Forms of urtication

pluralurtications

Origin of urtication

Ultimately from Latin urtīca (“nettle”).

Questions about urtication

What does urtication mean?
Urtication means the development of urticaria (hives).
What is urtication in Tamil?
Urtication in Tamil is அறிப்பு, உருத்தும் அறிப்பு. See Urtication meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is urtication?
Urtication is a noun.
What is the plural of urtication?
The plural of urtication is urtications.

Words near urtication in the dictionary

  1. urticarious
  2. urticate
  3. urticated
  4. urticates
  5. urticating
  6. urtication
  7. urtications
  8. urticoid
  9. urticose
  10. URTIs
  11. urtite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: urtication (page history and authors); urtication (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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