antirachitic

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adjective

That cures or prevents rickets.

OriginEnglish rachitic ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti →
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Meanings

adjectiveantirachitic (comparative more antirachitic, superlative most antirachitic)

comparative more antirachitic · superlative most antirachitic

  1. medicineThat cures or prevents rickets.
nounantirachitic (plural antirachitics)

plural antirachitics

  1. Any drug that cures or prevents rickets.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
antirickets

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishrachitic
  8. Englishantirachitic

From anti- + rachitic.

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Translations

Catalan antiraquític
  • antiraquíticthat cures or prevents rickets
Portuguese antirraquítico
  • antirraquíticothat cures or prevents rickets
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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