diuretic
adjective
di·uret·ic
ˌdī-yə-ˈre-tik 
: tending to increase the excretion of urine
diuretic drugs
diuretic
noun
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Though caffeine is a diuretic, consuming up to 400 mg of it daily can actually help with hydration, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ King.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
Green Tea Caffeine-containing beverages are often thought to work against hydration due to their diuretic (urine-producing) properties.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 23 July 2024
Relationship of diuretic therapy and serum magnesium levels among participants in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2024
The plant contains dozens of bioactive chemical compounds and is used throughout Southeast Asia and China as a painkiller, fever reducer, and diuretic.
—Bykermit Pattison, science.org, 2 May 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
Green Tea Caffeine-containing beverages are often thought to work against hydration due to their diuretic (urine-producing) properties.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 23 July 2024
Relationship of diuretic therapy and serum magnesium levels among participants in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2024
The plant contains dozens of bioactive chemical compounds and is used throughout Southeast Asia and China as a painkiller, fever reducer, and diuretic.
—Bykermit Pattison, science.org, 2 May 2024
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diuretic
noun
di·uret·ic
ˌdī-(y)ə-ˈret-ik
: a substance that increases the amount of urine produced by the body
diuretic
adjective
Medical Definition
diuretic
1 of 2 adjective
di·uret·ic
ˌdī-(y)ə-ˈret-ik
: tending to increase the excretion of urine
diuretic
2 of 2 noun
: an agent that increases the excretion of urine
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