meridic

adjective

me·​rid·​ic

məˈridik

: having some but not all active constituents chemically defined

insects reared on a meridic diet

compare holidic, oligidic

Word History

Etymology

Greek merid-, meris part + English -ic; akin to Greek meros part

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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