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- [fiz-ik]
- /ˈfɪz ɪk/
- /ˈfɪzɪk/
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- [fiz-ik]
- /ˈfɪz ɪk/
Definitions of physic word
- noun physic a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative. 1
- noun physic any medicine; a drug or medicament. 1
- noun physic Archaic. the medical art or profession. 1
- noun physic Obsolete. natural science. 1
- verb with object physic to treat with or act upon as a physic or medicine. 1
- verb with object physic to work upon as a medicine does; relieve or cure. 1
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Origin of physic
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English fisyk(e), phisik(e) (< Old French fisique) < Latin physica natural science (Medieval Latin: medical science) < Greek physikḗ science of nature, noun use of feminine adj.: pertaining to nature (akin to phŷlon tribe, phylon); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Physic
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physic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
physic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for physic
verb physic
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- dosing — a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- get well — conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness: a get-well card.
noun physic
- anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- aperient — laxative
- aperitive — aperient.
- biologic — pertaining to biology.
- biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
adj physic
- lustral — of, relating to, or employed in the lustrum, or rite of purification.
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