Meanings
adjectivestegnotic (not comparable)
- archaicnot comparablemedicineantidiarrheic
Origin
- Ancient Greekστεγνωτικός
- Englishstegnotic
From Ancient Greek στεγνωτικός (stegnōtikós), from στεγνός (stegnós, “costive”).
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stegnotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stegnotic
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“stegnotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stegnotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stegnotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stegnotic.
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