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anorectic

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[an-uh-rek-tik] / ˌæn əˈrɛk tɪk /
Also anoretic

adjective

  1. Rarely anorectous having no appetite.

  2. causing a loss of appetite.

noun

  1. an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.

Etymology

Origin of anorectic

First recorded in 1895–1900; an- 1 + orectic

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