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ergotic

ergotic

9.9
Relating to or made by a fungus called ergot that grows on grain
  • adjective
  • /ɜrˈɡɒtɪk/
  • Specialized
: ergótico
  • Understanding ergotic processes is crucial for developing new treatments using ergot-derived compounds.

No, if the limiting ergotic measures.

Examples

  • The researchers examined the ergotic effects of ergot on various cereal crops.

  • Studies on ergotic properties of certain fungi have shown their potential in medicine.

  • Suppose you have a Markov chain which has L ergotic sets of states.

  • Is this system is not ergotic, it doesn't level approach equilibrium.

  • If it's not ergotic, it means that there are extra conserved quantities when a system is not ergotic that.

Surface Forms

ergotic positive

Morphology

ergotic = ergot (transparent) = ergot + ic

The suffix '-ic' is commonly used to form adjectives meaning 'related to' or 'characteristic of'.

Etymology

Ergotic comes from ergot, the fungus that grows on rye. The old French word ergot meant 'spur' because the fungus looks like a small spur, so ergotic means 'relating to or produced by ergot', often used for medicines or poison from that fungus.