anhidrotic

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adjective

lacking the ability to sweat

OriginEnglish hidrotic ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveanhidrotic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelacking the ability to sweat
nounanhidrotic (plural anhidrotics)

plural anhidrotics

  1. medicineA substance that prevents sweating

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Englishhidrotic
  8. Englishanhidrotic

From an- + hidrotic.

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Translations

Portuguese anidrótico
  • anidróticolacking the ability to sweat

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

trachinoid
Cite this entry
APA

anhidrotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anhidrotic

MLA

“anhidrotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anhidrotic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anhidrotic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anhidrotic.

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