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anorectic

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9 lettersPronunciation /ænəˈɹɛktɪk/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted acceinortStarts with AEnds with C0 clues
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Definitions

  1. causing loss of appetite

Word origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). By surface analysis, an- + orectic.

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  • […]cultural historians would trace the impact of the drug across a wide spectrum of popular culture, from the Mods of Britain to the new anorectic chic of the fashion world as exemplified by models like Twiggy.
  • anorectic agents
  • anorectic drugs

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