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diuretic (iou)



diuretic adjective & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French diuretique or late Latin diureticus from Greek diouretikos, from diourein urinate, formed as DI-3 + ouron urine: see -IC.]
A. adjective.
Causing diuresis. LME.
Of a person: urinating excessively. M18-E19.
b. noun. A diuretic agent. LME.
diuretical adjective & noun = DIURETIC: only in 17.
diuretically adverb M17.