leukotic

adjective

leu·​kot·​ic

variants or chiefly British leucotic

(ˈ)lü¦kätik

: characterized by or inducing the diseased blood condition found in avian leukosis

Word History

Etymology

from leukosis, after such pairs as narcosis: narcotic

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Rhymes for leukotic

• actinic
• agnatic
• bailiwick
• bolshevik
• candlestick
• chloritic
• deontic
• firebrick
• herpetic
• judaic
• lunatic
• orthotic