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IMPEDITIVE
Etymology
Adjective
impeditive (comparative more impeditive, superlative most impeditive)
(archaic) Causing hindrance; impeding.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*ped"i*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. impéditif.]
Definition: Causing hindrance; impeding. "Cumbersome, and impeditive of motion." Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCOPOLAMINE
(noun) an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; “transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness”; “someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying”
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