ANTIPERIODIC


Meaning of ANTIPERIODIC in English

I. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ- adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary anti- (I) + periodic

: preventive of periodic returns of paroxysms or exacerbations of disease (as in intermittent fevers)

II. noun

( -s )

: an antiperiodic agent

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.