Dipsoid
/ˈdɪp.sɔɪd/noun
A person or creature that is thirst-like or characterized by abnormal thirst; also used in biology for a thirst-related form or state.
Did you know?Dipsoid is built from the Greek root for thirst, the same root that gave English the medical word dipsomania for an uncontrollable craving for alcohol, treating thirst like a kind of possession.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
δίψα (dípsa)
“thirst”
Ancient Greek
Greek
διψάω (dipsáō)
“to be thirsty”
Late 19th Century
English
dipso-
“combining form meaning thirst or thirst-related”
Late 19th Century
English
dipsoid
“having the form or character of thirst; thirst-like”
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