Menstruum

  • 21menstruum —   n. (pl. ua) solvent …

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  • 22menstruum — n. (pl. menstrua) a solvent. Etymology: ME f. L, neut. of menstruus monthly f. mensis month f. the alchemical parallel between transmutation into gold and the supposed action of menses on the ovum …

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  • 23Menstrua — Menstruum Men stru*um, n.; pl. E. {Menstruums}, L. {Menstrua}. [L. menstruus. See {Menstruous}.] Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent. [1913 Webster] The proper menstruum to dissolve metal. Bacon. [1913 Webster] All liquors are… …

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  • 24Menstruums — Menstruum Men stru*um, n.; pl. E. {Menstruums}, L. {Menstrua}. [L. menstruus. See {Menstruous}.] Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent. [1913 Webster] The proper menstruum to dissolve metal. Bacon. [1913 Webster] All liquors are… …

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  • 27tincture — An alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable materials or from chemical substances; most tinctures are prepared by percolation or by maceration. The proportions of drug represented in the different tinctures are not uniform,… …

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  • 28acetract — ac·e·tract as ə .trakt n a powdered preparation made by extracting a vegetable drug with an alcoholic menstruum containing 5 to 10 percent acetic acid <acetract of nux vomica> * * * ac·e·tract (asґə trakt) [acetic acid + extract] an… …

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  • 29ВЕГЕТАЦИИ — ВЕГЕТАЦИИ, vegetatio (син.: акантома), термин, принятый для обозначения разрастаний эпидермиса и сосочкового слоя, возвышающихся над уровнем кожи, различной формы, расположенных то изолированно, то дисками разн. величины (уплощенными,… …

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  • 30premenstruum — (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pre + Medieval Latin menstruum menses more at menstruum : the period or physiological state that immediately precedes menstruation …

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