anodynes
plural of anodyne
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Source: Wiktionary
An"o*dyne, a. Etym: [L. anodynus, Gr. anodin.]
Definition: Serving to assuage pain; soothing. The anodyne draught of oblivion. Burke.
Note: "The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce." Am. Cyc.
An"o*dyne, n. Etym: [L. anodynon. See Anodyne, a.]
Definition: Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
