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Suppository

Noun CEFR C1
səˈpɒzɪtəɹi

Definitions

A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.

Equivalents

27 more languages
Bosanskikup
Catalàsupositori
Češtinačípek
Ελληνικάυπόθετο
فارسیشیاف
Hrvatskikup
Magyarkúp
Bahasa Indonesiasupositoria
Íslenskastíll
Italianosupposta
日本語坐剤坐薬
ქართულისანთელი
한국어좌약
Lietuviųžvakutė
Polskiczopek
Portuguêssupositório
Slovenčinačapík
Српскиkup
Svenskastolpiller
Türkçefitil
Українськасвічка

Examples

rectal suppository
vaginal suppository
He's smoother than a suppository, only his suppositories contain dynamite.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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