multidrug

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adjective

Of or pertaining to multiple drugs.

“multidrug therapy”

OriginEnglish drug ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultidrug (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to multiple drugs.

    multidrug therapy

    1 more example

    multidrug resistance

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishdrug
  9. Englishmultidrug

From multi- + drug.

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APA

multidrug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multidrug

MLA

“multidrug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multidrug. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multidrug,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multidrug.

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