I. |dīyə|red.]ik, -et], ]ēk adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French diuretique, from Late Latin diureticus, from Greek diourētikos, from (assumed) diourētos (verbal of diourein to urinate, have diuretic properties, from dia- + ourein to urinate) + -ikos -ic — more at urine
: tending to increase the flow of urine
• di·uret·i·cal·ly ]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]ēk, -li\ adverb
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from diuretic, adjective
: an agent that increases the flow of urine