antidiarrheal

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US/ˈæntaɪˌdaɪəɹiəl/US/ˌænti-/

adjective

Preventing or treating diarrhea.

Similar
antidiarrheal drug
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Meanings

adjectiveantidiarrheal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePreventing or treating diarrhea.
nounantidiarrheal (plural antidiarrheals)

plural antidiarrheals

  1. A substance or drug having such capabilities.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna drug used to control or stop diarrhea

Similar
antidiarrheal drug
Broader
medicinemedicationmedicament

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From anti- + diarrheal.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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