Diuretic

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  • adjective. Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
  • noun. A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In medicine, exciting the secretion of urine.
  • noun. A medicine that excites the secretion and discharge of urine.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.
  • adjective. potassium acetate; -- so called because of its diuretic properties.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.
  • noun. A drug that increases the rate of urine excretion.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water
    • Word Usage
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    cross-reference
    cardiac diuretic  saline diuretic  
    Form
    diuretically  
    Hypernym
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    drug  
    Hyponym
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    chlorthalidone  edecrin  ethacrynic acid  furosemide  hygroton  
    Rhyme
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    Athletic  Peripatetic  acetic  aesthetic  alphabetic  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anodyne  antidote  antiinflammatory  antipsychotic  antitumor  
    Synonym
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    abstergent  aperient  carminative  cathartic  cleaner  
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