Meanings
adjective
- preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna drug that limits the formation of urine
Similar
antidiuretic drug
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Englishdiuretic
- Englishantidiuretic
Translations
Catalan antidiürètic, antidiürètic
- antidiürètican agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
- antidiürèticpreventing or counteracting diuresis
Czech antidiuretický
- antidiuretickýpreventing or counteracting diuresis
Finnish antidiureettinen lääke, antidiureettinen
- antidiureettinen lääkean agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
- antidiureettinenpreventing or counteracting diuresis
Greek αντιδιουρητικός
- αντιδιουρητικός (antidiouritikós)preventing or counteracting diuresis
Polish antydiuretyna
- antydiuretynaan agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
Portuguese antidiurético, antidiurético
- antidiuréticoan agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
- antidiuréticopreventing or counteracting diuresis
Spanish antidiurético, antidiurético
- antidiuréticoan agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
- antidiuréticopreventing or counteracting diuresis
Cite this entry
APA
antidiuretic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidiuretic
MLA
“antidiuretic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidiuretic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidiuretic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidiuretic.
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