CAUTERANT

cautery, cauterant

(noun) an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cauterant (plural cauterants)

Any cauterizing substance.

Source: Wiktionary


Cau"ter*ant, n.

Definition: A cauterizing substance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 February 2025

RESTORATION

(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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