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oxytocic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒksɪˈtɒsɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪk/
  • US: /ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/
  • US: /ˌɑksiˈtoʊsɪk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An oxytocic drug.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oxytocic drug

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug

History

Etymology

Corruption of Ancient Greek ὠκυτόκος (ōkutókos), based on ὀξύς (oxús, “pointed”) instead of ὠκύς (ōkús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: oxytocisch — serving to promote uterine contractions
  • French: ocytocique — serving to promote uterine contractions
  • Italian: ossitocico — serving to promote uterine contractions