different between diuretic vs zean

English

Alternative forms

• diuretick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English diuretyk, from Old French diuretique; ultimately from Ancient Greek ??????????? (diour?tikós).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /da?(j)????t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Homophones

• diarrhetic
• diaeretic

Adjective

diuretic (comparative more diuretic, superlative most diuretic)

1. Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

Derived terms

• diuretically

Translations

Noun

diuretic (plural diuretics)

1. A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.

Coordinate terms

• carminative
• laxative

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French diurétique, from Latin diureticus.

Adjective

diuretic m or n (feminine singular diuretic?, masculine plural diuretici, feminine and neuter plural diuretice)

1. diuretic

Declension

English

Etymology

Former trade name. See Zea (“genus of grasses”).

Noun

zean (uncountable)

1. (medicine, archaic) A highly concentrated fluid extract of cornsilk used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.

Anagrams

• Anez, Zane, naze

Basque

Noun

zean

1. inessive singular of ze