LINCTURE

Etymology

Noun

lincture (plural linctures)

A linctus; medicine taken by licking with the tongue.

Anagrams

• lecturin'

Source: Wiktionary


Linc"ture, Linc"tus, n. Etym: [L. lingere, linctum, to lick.]

Definition: Medicine taken by licking with the tongue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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