🌿 From Gymnema plant 🧪 A plant compound

gymnemic

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A substance from the Gymnema plant that reduces the taste of sweetness and is used in herbal medicine

noun
/dʒɪmˈnɛmɪk/

Specialized

: ácido gimnémico

The herbalist recommended a supplement containing gymnemic for people trying to manage their blood sugar.

Examples

Researchers studied the effects of gymnemic on reducing sugar cravings in adults.
Some teas include gymnemic to help decrease the sensation of sweetness.
The gymnemic acid helps control sugar cravings.
Many people use gymnemic supplements for weight loss.
The herbalist recommended a supplement containing gymnemic acid to help manage sugar cravings.
Researchers found that gymnemic compounds can effectively reduce the perception of sweetness in various food treatments.
Many weight loss programs suggest including gymnemic extracts to help curb the desire for sweet snacks.

Surface Forms

gymnemic singular

gymnemics plural

Morphology

gymnemic = Gymnema (opaque) = gymnema + ic

The word is regularly formed with the adjective suffix -ic from the technical botanical name Gymnema, but the base is unlikely to be known to an average learner.

Etymology

The word gymnemic names a substance, especially an acid, taken from the plant Gymnema, whose name comes from the Greek words gymnos ('naked') and nema ('thread'). So a gymnemic is a plant compound used in herbal medicine or to reduce the taste of sweetness.