endermic

1. 1.

   acting by absorption through the skin

   “endermic ointment”

   Synonymsendermatic

Questions about endermic

What does endermic mean?

endermic means "acting by absorption through the skin".

How many syllables are in endermic?

endermic has 3 syllables: en-der-mic. The stress falls on "der".

What is another word for endermic?

Close synonyms include endermatic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is endermic a common word?

endermic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.