"spasmogen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spasmogens [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English spasm Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- French -gènebor. English -gen English spasmogen From spasm + -o- + -gen. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|spasm|-o-|-gen|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English spasm Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- French -gènebor. English -gen English spasmogen [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "connective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "connective", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ο-", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-o-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-o-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-gène", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-gen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "spasmogen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="spasmogen"> From spasm + -o- + -gen. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spasmogen (plural spasmogens)
  1. (pharmacology) A substance which induces spasms. Derived forms: spasmogenic Related terms: spasmolytic

Inflected forms

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