emphractic

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adjective

Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.

OriginMedieval Latin emphracticu ← Ancient Greek ἐμφρακτικός (emphraktikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁én →
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Meanings

adjectiveemphractic (comparative more emphractic, superlative most emphractic)

comparative more emphractic · superlative most emphractic

  1. medicineHaving the quality of closing the pores of the skin.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Ancient Greekἐν (en)
  3. Ancient Greekἐν- (en-)
  4. Ancient Greekφράσσω (phrássō)
  5. Ancient Greekἐμφράσσω (emphrássō)
  6. Ancient Greekἐμφρακτικός (emphraktikós)
  7. Medieval Latinemphracticu
  8. Englishemphractic

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin emphracticus (“obstructive, causing obstruction”), borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐμφρακτικός (emphraktikós, “likely to obstruct, stop”), from ἐμφράσσω (emphrássō, “to bar a passage, block up, stop up”) + -τικός (-tikós), from ἐν- (en-) + φράσσω (phrássō).

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

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

Chicago

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

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