catheretic

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noun

A mild caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences.

OriginAncient Greek καθαιρετικός →
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Meanings

nouncatheretic (plural catheretics)

plural catheretics

  1. medicineA mild caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκαθαιρετικός“reducing”
  2. Englishcatheretic

From Ancient Greek καθαιρετικός (kathairetikós, “reducing”), from καθαιρέω (kathairéō, “take down”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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