Orectic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Orectic \O*rec"tic\, a. [Gr. 'orektiko`s, fr. 'o`rexis, yearning
     after, from 'ore`gein to reach after.] (Philos.)
     Of or pertaining to the desires; hence, impelling to
     gratification; appetitive.
     [1913 Webster]