Diuretic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
  • n. A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.
  • n. A drug that increases the rate of urine excretion.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In medicine, exciting the secretion of urine.
  • n. A medicine that excites the secretion and discharge of urine.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    drug   
    Cross Reference
    cardiac diuretic    saline diuretic   
    Hyponym
    thiazide    edecrin    osmitrol    hygroton    indapamide   
    Form
    diuretically   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Athletic    Peripatetic    acetic    aesthetic    alphabetic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    emmenagogue    sedative    antiinflammatory    laxative    diuretics   
     
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