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anorectic

American

[an-uh-rek-tik] / ˌæn əˈrɛk tɪk /

Also anoretic

adjective

Rarely anorectous having no appetite.
causing a loss of appetite.

noun

an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.

Etymology

Origin of anorectic

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

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