Etymology

allœotic

Today it means: Capable of causing allœosis; alterative. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀλλοιωτικός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἀλλοιωτικός“fit for changing”
  2. English todayallœotic

From the Ancient Greek ἀλλοιωτικός (alloiōtikós, “fit for changing”).

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