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adj
Relating to the theory that human health, including mental illness, depends upon chemical deficiencies and can be cured with vitamins etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective satellite
designating or relating to a form of treatment of mental disorders that seeks to restore biochemical balance in the body with large doses of vitamins and minerals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3erdh-der. Proto-Hellenic *orthwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin moleculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular English orthomolecular From ortho- + molecular.
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