nosopoetic

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adjective

Producing disease.

OriginAncient Greek νόσος →
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Meanings

adjectivenosopoetic (comparative more nosopoetic, superlative most nosopoetic)

comparative more nosopoetic · superlative most nosopoetic · alternative nosopoietic

  1. Producing disease.

    I shall make a few Obſervations upon the Qualities of the Air , as far as they are Nosopoetick, that is , have a Power of producing Diseases

    1712, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Effects of Air on Human Bodies

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνόσος“disease”
  2. Englishnosopoetic

From Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) + ποιητικός (poiētikós, “producing”).

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

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

Chicago

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