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

30 April 2024

NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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