adaptogen

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Scrabble points
13
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16
Letters
9

Definition of adaptogen

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.
    “As members sipped from their glasses, Joey Rubin, a leader of the group’s Los Angeles chapter, explained that the drink contained adaptogens, herbs said to increase focus and stimulate creativity.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian адаптоген (adaptogen), coined by Soviet toxicologist and pharmacologist Nikolai Lazarev. By surface analysis, adapt + -o- + -gen.

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