Meanings
adjectiveorthomolecular (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the theory that human health, including mental illness, depends upon chemical deficiencies and can be cured with vitamins etc.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedesignating or relating to a form of treatment of mental disorders that seeks to restore biochemical balance in the body with large doses of vitamins and minerals
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*ortʰwós
- Ancient Greekὀρθός (orthós)
- Englishortho-
- Latinmōlēs
- New Latinmōlēcula
- Frenchmolécule
- Englishmolecule
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmolecular
- Englishorthomolecular
Translations
Dutch orthomoleculair
- orthomoleculairrelating to the theory that human health depends upon chemical deficiencies
French orthomoléculaire
- orthomoléculairerelating to the theory that human health depends upon chemical deficiencies
Portuguese ortomolecular
- ortomolecularrelating to the theory that human health depends upon chemical deficiencies
Spanish ortomolecular
- ortomolecularrelating to the theory that human health depends upon chemical deficiencies
Cite this entry
APA
orthomolecular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthomolecular
MLA
“orthomolecular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthomolecular. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthomolecular,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthomolecular.
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