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deplethoric, a.|diːˈplɛθərɪk, -plɪˈθɒrɪk|
[f. de- II. 3 + plethoric.]
Characterized by the absence of plethora.
1837T. Doubleday in Blackw. Mag. XLI. 365 In order to remedy this [plethoric state of plants], gardeners and florists are accustomed to produce the opposite, or ‘deplethoric state’, by artificial means. This they denominate ‘giving a check’. 1882Pop. Sc. Monthly Nov. 39 Doubleday attempted to demonstrate that..the deplethoric state is favorable to fertility. |