ECBOLIC

Adjective

ecbolic (comparative more ecbolic, superlative most ecbolic)

(medicine) Producing abortion of a fetus or accelerating childbirth, oxytocic.

Noun

ecbolic (plural ecbolics)

(medicine) An agent that produces abortion of a fetus or hastens delivery of the same.

Source: Wiktionary


Ec*bol"ic, n. Etym: [See Ecbole.] (Med.)

Definition: A drug, as ergot, which by exciting uterine contractions promotes the expulsion of the contents of the uterus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon