antisyphilitic

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adjective

Countering syphilis.

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Meanings

adjectiveantisyphilitic (comparative more antisyphilitic, superlative most antisyphilitic)

comparative more antisyphilitic · superlative most antisyphilitic

  1. medicineCountering syphilis.

    Ehrlich knew that an antisyphilitic drug would be an instant sensation.

    2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 86
nounantisyphilitic (plural antisyphilitics)

plural antisyphilitics

  1. medicineAny drug that counters syphilis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
antilueticantisyphilis

Origin

From anti- + syphilitic.

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Translations

Latin antisyphiliticus
  • antisyphiliticuscountering syphilis
Portuguese antissifilítico, antissifilítico
  • antissifilíticocountering syphilis
  • antissifilíticoany drug that counters syphilis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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