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Rachitic

Definition: Rachitic

Rachitic

Adjective

1. Of or relating to or resulting from rickets.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "rachitic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1939. (references)

Etymology: Rachitic \Ra*chit"ic\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression rachitique. See Rachitis.]. (Websters 1913)



Specialty Definitions: Rachitic

DomainDefinitions

Medicine

Relating to, characterized by, or affected with rickets. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: Rachitic

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Disease

Morbid, tainted, vitiated, peccant, contaminated, poisoned, tabid, mangy, leprous, cankered; rotten, rotten to the core, rotten at the core; withered, palsied, paralytic;dyspeptic; luetic, pneumonic, pulmonic, phthisic, rachitic; syntectic, syntectical; tabetic, varicose.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Use in Literature: Rachitic

TitleAuthorQuote

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

The granaries were full and the children of the poor grew up rachitic, and the pustules of pellagra swelled on their sides.

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Expression: Rachitic

Expression using "rachitic": suffering from rachitic. Additional references.

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Modern Translations: Rachitic

Language Translations for "rachitic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

rakitik (rickety), rakiti. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏كسيح (lame, rickety). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

рахитичен (rickety). (various references)

   

Danish

  

rhachitisk (rickety), rakitisk (rickety). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

rachitische eventratie (rachitic eventration). (various references)

   

French

  

rachitique (suffering from rachitic). (various references)

   

German

  

rachitisch (rickety). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ραχιτικόσ (rickety), ραχιτικός (rickety). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

angolkóros (rickety). (various references)

   

Italian

  

rachitico (rickety, stunted). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

achiticray.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

raquítico (rickety, scrubby). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

rahitic (rickety). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

рахитический. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

rahitičan (rickety). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

raquítico (rickety). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

rakitisk (rickety). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

raşitik (rickety). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

рахітичний (rickety). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Rachitic

Derivations

Words ending with "rachitic": antirachitic. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Rachitic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: tracheitis, trachytes, trachytic. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Rachitic"

Words rhyming with "rachitic" (pronounced 'Ra*chit"ic'): Abdominothoracic, Abietic, Abietinic, Abiogenetic, Ablastemic, Abrahamic, Acerbic, Aceric, Acetonic, Achromatic, Achronic, Acidic, Acidific, Aclinic, Acologic, Acopic, Acroatic, Acrobatic, Acrocephalic, Acromonogrammatic, Acrotic, Acrylic, Actinic, Actinolitic, Actinophonic, Adelocodonic, Adenographic, Adenotomic, Adiabatic, Adiactinic, Adipic, Adipolytic, Adonic, Adriatic, Adynamic, AEolotropic, Aerobiotic, Aerodynamic, Aerolitic, AEsthesodic, Agamic, Agamogenetic, Agenesic, Agnatic, Agonic, Agonothetic, Agraphic, Agrypnotic, Albinotic, Alcaic, Alcoranic, Alcyonic, Aldermanic, Aleuronic, Alexipyretic, Algific, Aliphatic, Alkoranic, Allantoic, Allochroic, Allopathic, Allotrophic, Alloxanic, Aluminic, Amacratic, Amasthenic, Amaurotic, Amblotic, Amblyopic, Ambreic, Amharic, Amic, Amitotic, Amniotic, Amorphozoic, Amphibolic, Amphichroic, Amphictyonic, Amphigonic, Amphigoric, Amphoric, Amphoteric, Amuletic, Amygdalic, Amylic, Amylogenic, Anabatic, Anabolic, Anacrotic, Anaemic, Anaerobiotic, Anaglyptographic, Anallagmatic, Anallantoic, Analogic, Anamniotic, Anaphroditic, Anaplerotic, Anapnoic, Anaptotic, Anastatic, Anastigmatic, Anastomotic, Anchylotic, Anemographic, Anemonic, Anetic, Anharmonic, Anilic, Anisic, Anisomeric, Anisosthenic, Anoetic, Antarthritic, Antasthmatic, Antemetic, Antemosaic, Anthozoic, Anthracic, Anthracitic, Anthropogenic, Anthropomorphitic, Anthypnotic, Anthysteric, Antiasthmatic, Antibubonic, Anticausodic, Anticausotic, Anticivic, Antidiphtheritic, Antidysenteric, Antiemetic, Antihemorrhagic, Antihydrophobic, Antihydropic, Antihypnotic, Antihysteric, Antiicteric, Antilithic, Antimephitic, Antimonic, Antinephritic, Antiparalytic, Antipathic, Antiperiodic, Antiperistatic, Antiphonic, Antiphthisic, Antipsoric, Antipyic, Antipyretic, Antipyrotic, Antirachitic, Antispasmodic, Antistrophic, Antistrumatic, Antisyphilitic, Antizymic, Antizymotic, Aphanitic, Apheliotropic, Aphetic, Aphroditic, Aplanatic, Apneumatic, Apochromatic, Apogaic, Apogamic, Apogeotropic, Aponeurotic, Apophlegmatic, Aposematic, Apositic, Apostatic, Apostrophic, Apotelesmatic, Aptotic, Apyretic, Aramaic, Archaeolithic, Archaeozoic, Archaic, Archangelic, Archchemic, Archenteric, Archipelagic, Arenilitic, Areopagitic, Argolic, Argonautic, Aristophanic, Aristotelic, Arthrodynic, Arthrozoic, Asiatic, Astatic, Asthenic, Astigmatic, Astronomic, Asyndetic, Atavic, Ataxic, Athletic, Atrophic, Augitic, Auletic, Autohypnotic, Autokinetic, Autonomic, Autopathic, Autopneumatic, Autostylic, Autotoxic, Autotrophic, Auxetic, Azoic, Azoleic, Azonic, Azotic, Azymic, Balearic, Barbaic, Bardic, Barytic, Basaltic, Bathetic, Bathygraphic, Benefic, Benthamic, Benzoic, Bibliopegic, Biogenetic, Biolytic, Biomagnetic, Biotic, Blastematic, Boletic, Boracic, Boustorphic, boustrophedonic, Bregmatic, Bronchitic, Bubonic, Butyric, Cabiric, Cacodylic, Caffeic, Calcific, Caligraphic, Calorific, Camphoric, Camphretic, Caproic, Caprylic, Carbamic, Carbazotic, Carbolic, Carbonic, Cardiographic, Carminic, Carolitic, Carotic, Carpogenic, Catabiotic, Catacrotic, Catagmatic, Cataphonic, Catastrophic, Catechuic, Categorematic, Catelectrotonic, Cathedralic, Catheretic, Cathodic, Cenozoic, Centrobaric, Ceramic, Cerotic, Cerulific, Cetraric, Cetylic, Chalcedonic, Chaldaic, Chaotic, Charismatic, Chelidonic, Chemiglyphic, Chimeric, Chiromonic, Chloridic, Chloriodic, Chloritic, Chloroplatinic, Chlorotic, Choleic, Choleraic, Cholesteric, Chondritic, Choragic, Choreic, Chrestomathic, Chromatic, Chromogenic, Chromolithographic, Chromospheric, Chronic, Chronographic, Chthonic, Chylific, Chylopoetic, Cinchonic, Cinnamic, Cinnamomic, Cirrhotic, Cistic, Civic, Classific, Climatic, Clinographic, Clonic, Cobaltic, Colletic, Colorific, Cometic, Commatic, Conchitic, Conspecific, Coprolitic, Cornific, Cosmoramic, Cosmothetic, Coumaric, Creatic, Cremasteric, Cresylic, Croconic, Crotaphitic, Crotonic, Cubebic, Cuminic, Cuneatic, Cyanic, Cyanotic, Cyclonic, Cyclopedic, Cyclopic, Cyrenaic, Cyriologic, Cystic, Cystolithic, Czechic, Damnific, Daric, Dartoic, Davidic, Decasyllabic, Decatoic, Decylic, Deltaic, Democratic, Demosthenic, Demotic, Dermatopathic, Dermopathic, Desoxalic, Deuterogenic, Deuteropathic, Diactinic, Diaeretic, Diageotropic, Diagrammatic, Diaheliotropic, Dialytic, Dianoetic, Diaphanic, Diaphragmatic, Diapnoic, Diastatic, Diastolic, Diathetic, Diatomic, Diatonic, Dicarbonic, Dichroic, Dichroitic, Dichromatic, Dichroscopic, Diclinic, Dicrotic, Didascalic, Dietic, Digraphic, Dioramic, Dioritic, Diorthotic, Diphtheritic, Diphthongic, Diphygenic, Diploetic, Diplogenic. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Rachitic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-h-i-i-r-t"

-2 letters: arctic, citric, cratch, critic, iatric.

-3 letters: airth, aitch, cacti, catch, chair, chart, circa, ictic, ratch, triac.

-4 letters: airt, arch, cart, char, chat, chia, chic, chit, hair, hart, itch, rath, rich, tach, tahr, thir.

-5 letters: act, air, ait, arc, art, car, cat, chi, hat, hic, hit, ich, rah, rat, ria, tar, tic.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-c-h-i-i-r-t"
 

+2 letters: anchoritic, archaistic, tribrachic.

 

+3 letters: achondritic, anarchistic, anthracitic, charismatic, chromatinic, dichromatic, eucharistic, psychiatric.

 

+4 letters: antirachitic, charismatics, chiropractic, chromaticism, chromaticity, churchianity, hypocritical, intrapsychic, physiocratic, pictographic, saccharinity, trichromatic.

 

+5 letters: actinomorphic, anachronistic, architectonic, chiaroscurist, chiropractics, chromaticisms, clavichordist, hypercritical, intrathoracic, scintigraphic, trisaccharide, uncharismatic.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Rachitic


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 61 63 68 69 74 69 63

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100001 01100011 01101000 01101001 01110100 01101001 01100011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#97 &#99 &#104 &#105 &#116 &#105 &#99

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0061 0063 0068 0069 0074 0069 0063

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5267697475867569

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Quotations: Fiction
3. Expressions
4. Translations: Modern
5. Derivations
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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