ECBOLICS

Noun

ecbolics

plural of ecbolic

Source: Wiktionary


ECBOLIC

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



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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