anorexigenic

comparative more anorexigenic · superlative most anorexigenic

1. medicinecreating or inducing a state of anorexia

   No major advances were reported in the field of anorexigenic agents during the two year period 1968–1969.

   1969, Frank P. Palopoli, "Anorexigenic Agents", chapter 5 of Cornelius K. Cain (editor-in-chief), Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, 1969, Academic Press (1970), page 40

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   Because of its efficacy and widespread clinical usage, amphetamine has been the standard anorexigenic drug for some time.

   1992, George I. Poos, “Anorexigenic Agents”, in Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, volumes 27-28, page 51

   Within this neural circuitry, numerous neuropeptides, both orexigenic (stimulate food intake) and anorexigenic (inhibit food intake), were discovered.

   2008, George A. Bray, Claude Bouchard, Handbook of Obesity: Clinical Applications, page 378

   Antonyms: orexigenic

plural anorexigenics

1. An anorexigenic agent.

   Antonyms: orexigenic