-AGOGUE

Meaning of -AGOGUE in English

[-agogue] n comb form [F & NL; F, fr. LL -agogus promoting the expulsion of, fr. Gk -agogos, fr. agein to lead; NL -agogon, fr. Gk, neut. of -agogos--more at agent]: substance that promotes the secretion or expulsion of "emmenagogue"

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

-AGOGUE — noun combining form see: agent substance that promotes the secretion or expulsion of
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-AGOGUE — əˌgäg also -ȯg noun combining form also -a·gog “ ( -s ) Etymology: French & New Latin; French -agogue, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AGOGUE — a combining form with the meaning "leader, bringer," of that named by the initial element, occurring in loanwords from Greek …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-AGOGUE — Etymology: French & New Latin; French, from Late Latin -agogus promoting the expulsion of, from Greek -agōgos, from agein to …
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-AGOGUE — -agogue stress-imposing BrE AmE ə ɡɒɡ AmE ə ɡɑːɡ ▷ — galactogogue ɡə ˈlækt ə ɡɒɡ AmE -ɡɑːɡ
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AGOGUE — Function: noun combining form Etymology: French & New Latin; French, from Late Latin -agogus promoting the expulsion of, from Greek …
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AGOG — -agog- adj [occurring in compounds] -agogue (1. leading; 2. drawing forth)
Interlingua English vocab
SIALAGOGUE — noun Etymology: New Latin sialagogus promoting the expulsion of saliva, from Greek sialon saliva + New Latin -agogus -agogue Date: …
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SECRETAGOGUE — noun Etymology: secretion + -agogue Date: 1919 a substance stimulating secretion (as by the stomach or pancreas)
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-AGOG — noun combining form see -agogue
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GALACTAGOGUE — I. adjective or ga·lac·to·gogue gəˈlaktəˌgäg sometimes -gȯg Etymology: probably from New Latin galactagogus, from galact- + -agogus -agogue : promoting …
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EMMENAGOGUE — I. ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌgäg adjective Etymology: Greek emmēna menses (from neuter plural of emmēnos monthly, from em- en- (II) + mēn month) …
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CHOLECYSTAGOGUE — ¦kōlə¦sistəˌgäg, ¦käl-, -ȯg noun ( -s ) Etymology: cholecyst + -agogue : an agent (as cholecystokinin) that causes the gallbladder …
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SIALAGOGUE — sïˈaləˌgäg noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin sialagogum, neuter of sialagogus inducing flow of saliva, from sial- + Late …
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SECRETAGOGUE — noun also sec·re·to·gogue sə̇ˈkrēd.əˌgäg, sēˈ- sometimes -gȯg ( -s ) Etymology: secretagogue from secret- + -agogue; secretogogue irregular (influenced by …
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PTYALAGOGUE — tīˈaləˌgäg sometimes -gȯg noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ptyal- + -agogue : sialagogue
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PTYAL- — combining form or ptyalo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from ptyalon spittle, saliva, from ptyein to spit — more at …
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OSMAGOGUE — ˈäzməˌgäg adjective Etymology: osm- + -agogue (from Late Latin -agogus promoting the expulsion of) — more at -agogue : stimulating …
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LACTAGOGUE — ˈlaktəˌgäg sometimes -gȯg noun ( s ) Etymology: lact- + -agogue : galactagogue
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HYDRAGOGUE — noun also hydragog ˈhīdrəˌgäg ( -s ) Etymology: obsolete hydragogue, adjective, causing a watery discharge from the bowels, from Late …
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CHOLAGOGUE — ˈkäləˌgäg, -ōl- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Greek cholagōgos, leading off bile, from chol- + -agōgos -agogue : …
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SIALAGOGUE — /suy al"euh gawg', -gog'/ , Med. adj. 1. sialagogic (def. 1). n. 2. a sialagogic agent or medicine. Also, sialogogue …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEDAGOGUE — — pedagoguery, pedagogery , n. — pedagoguish, pedagogish , adj. /ped"euh gog', -gawg'/ , n. 1. a teacher; schoolteacher. 2. …
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PARAGOGE — — paragogic /par'euh goj"ik/ , paragogical , adj. — paragogically , adv. /par'euh goh"jee/ , n. the addition of a …
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MYSTAGOGUE — — mystagogy /mis"teuh goh'jee, -goj'ee/ , mystagoguery /mis"teuh gaw'geuh ree, -gog'euh-/ , n. — mystagogic /mis'teuh goj"ik/ , mystagogical , …
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HYPNAGOGIC — /hip'neuh goj"ik, -goh"jik/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to drowsiness. 2. inducing drowsiness. [ 1885-90; hypnagogique; see HYPN-, -AGOGUE, …
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HYPALLAGE — /hi pal"euh jee, huy-/ , n. Rhet. the reversal of the expected syntactic relation between two words, as in "her …
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HYDRAGOGUE — /huy"dreuh gawg', -gog'/ , adj. 1. causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels. n. 2. Also, hydragog …
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GLUCAGON — /glooh"keuh gon'/ , n. Biochem. a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation …
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EMMENAGOGUE — /euh men"euh gawg', -gog', euh mee"neuh-/ , Med. n. 1. a medicine or procedure that promotes menstrual discharge. adj. 2. …
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DEMAGOGUE — /dem"euh gog', -gawg'/ , n. , v. , demagogued, demagoguing . n. 1. a person, esp. an orator or political …
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CHOLAGOGUE — /koh"leuh gawg', -gog', kol"euh-/ , Med. adj. 1. Also, cholagogic /koh'leuh goj"ik, kol'euh-/ . promoting the flow of bile. n. …
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