Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Diuretic

Diuretic , adjective

[Latin diureticus, Greek {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed} to make water; {not transcribed} through + {not transcribed} to make water, from {not transcribed} urine: compare French diurétique.]

(Medicine) Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.
(Medicine) A medicine with diuretic properties.
Collocations (1)
Diuretic salt (Medicine) , potassium acetate; -- so called because of its diuretic properties.