A diuretic is a substance which makes your body increase its production of waste fluids, with the result that you need to urinate more often than usual.
[medicine, or technical]
Alcohol acts as a diuretic, making you even more dehydrated.
Diuretic is also an adjective.
Many remedies effective in joint disease are primarily diuretic.
diuretic in British English
(ˌdaɪjʊˈrɛtɪk)
adjective
1.
acting to increase the flow of urine
noun
2.
a drug or agent that increases the flow of urine
Derived forms
diuretically (ˌdiuˈretically)
adverb
diureticalness (ˌdiuˈreticalness)
noun
diuretic in American English
(ˌdaɪjuˈrɛtɪk)
adjective
1.
increasing the excretion of urine
noun
2.
a diuretic drug or other substance
Derived forms
diuretically (ˌdiuˈretically)
adverb
Word origin
ME diuretik < LL diureticus < Gr diourētikos < diourein: see diuresis
diuretic in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(daɪərɛtɪk)
Word forms: (regular plural) diuretics
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
A diuretic is a drug or agent that increases the production and flow of urine.
Alcohol acts as a diuretic, making you urinate more and so become dehydrated.
Diuretics help the kidneys remove excess water in the form of urine.
A diuretic is a drug or agent that increases the production and flow of urine.