EMPLASTIC

Adjective

emplastic

viscous, glutinous, adhesive

Noun

emplastic (plural emplastics)

A drug causing constipation.

Source: Wiktionary


Em*plas"tic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. emplastique, fr. Gr. Emplaster.]

Definition: Fit to be applied as a plaster; glutinous; adhesive; as, emplastic applications.

Em*plas"tic, n.

Definition: A medicine causing constipation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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