epileptic
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy; “epileptic seizure”
epileptic
(noun) a person who has epilepsy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
epileptic (not comparable)
Of or relating to epilepsy.
Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).
epileptic (plural epileptics)
A person who has epilepsy.
(archaic) A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.
Synonym: antiepileptic
Source: Wiktionary
Ep`i*lep"tic, a. Etym: [L. epilepticus, Gr. Ă©pileptique.]
Definition: Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy.
Ep`i*lep"tic, n.
1. One affected with epilepsy.
2. A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 September 2024
(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
