medicining
present participle of medicine
Source: Wiktionary
Med"i*cine, n. Etym: [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. médecine. See Medical.]
1. The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.
2. Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic. By medicine, life may be prolonged. Shak.
3. A philter or love potion. [Obs.] Shak.
4. Etym: [F. médecin.]
Definition: A physician. [Obs.] Shak. Medicine bag, a charm; -- so called among the North American Indians, or in works relating to them.
– Medicine man (among the North American Indians), a person who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits, and regulate the weather by the arts of magic.
– Medicine seal, a small gem or paste engraved with reversed characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.
Med"i*cine, v. t.
Definition: To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure. "Medicine thee to that sweet sleep." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
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