different between anorectic vs dexfenfluramine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????????? (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ??- (an-, “without”) + ????? (orég?, “to desire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æn????kt?k/
• Rhymes: -?kt?k

Adjective

anorectic (comparative more anorectic, superlative most anorectic)

1. Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.
   • 2005: 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. — Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 160)
2. Causing a loss of appetite.

Translations

Noun

anorectic (plural anorectics)

1. A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
2. A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss.

Anagrams

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Romanian

Etymology

From French anorectique

Noun

anorectic m (plural anorectici)

1. anorectic

Declension

English

Etymology

dex- +? fenfluramine

Noun

dexfenfluramine (uncountable)

1. A serotonergic anorectic drug used for weight loss in the 1990s, later withdrawn because of cardiovascular side-effects.