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diacatholicon

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of purgative medicine formerly in use, compounded of many substances: so called from its supposed general usefulness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A universal remedy; -- a name formerly given to a purgative electuary.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun medicine, dated A universal remedy; a certain purgative electuary.

Etymologies

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dia- +‎ catholicon

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Examples

  • Fernelius and others; diasena, diapolypodium, diacassia, diacatholicon, Wecker's electuary de Epithymo, Ptolemy's hierologadium, of which divers receipts are daily made.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Lenitives are well known, electuarium lenitivum, diaphenicum diacatholicon, &c.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

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