PAREGORIC

paregoric, camphorated tincture of opium

(noun) medicine used to treat diarrhea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

paregoric (plural paregorics)

A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain.

Adjective

paregoric (comparative more paregoric, superlative most paregoric)

Assuaging or soothing pain.

paregoric elixir

Source: Wiktionary


Par`e*gor"ic a. Etym: [L. paregoricus, Gr. parégorique. See Allegory.]

Definition: Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.

Par`e*gor"ic, n. (Med.)

Definition: A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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