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antistatic

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English antistatic From anti- + static.

  1. derived from static English antistatic From anti- + static
  2. derived from staticusder
  3. derived from *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider✻

Definitions

  1. Preventing the buildup of static electricity.

  2. An agent or substance that prevents the buildup of static electricity.

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