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That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of fever; -- used also figuratively. Holland. "A refrigerant to passion." Blair.

lar verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.

A medicine that relaxes; a laxative.

That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout.

Repellent. [Obs.] "Blood is stanched by astringent and repecussive medicines." Bacon.

Something which serves to restore; especially, a restorative medicine. Arbuthnot.

A restringent medicine. [Obs.] Harvey.

revalescent. Would this prove that the patient's revalescence had been independent of the medicines given him Coleridge.

A revulsive medicine.

buckthorn. The California Rhamnus Purchianus and the European R. catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges.

fully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian plant (Krameria triandra). It is used in medicine and to color port wine. [Written also ratany.] Savanilla rhatany, the root of Krameria Ixina, a native of New Granada.

The root of several species of Rheum, used much as a cathartic medicine. Monk's rhubarb. (Bot.) See under Monk. -- Turkey rhubarb (Med.), the roots of Rheum Emodi.

A strengthening medicine; a tonic.

graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. Milton. They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as we suppose, came to be called herb…

ficinale); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative.

y, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.

A juice used in medicine. [Obs.] Johnson.

cal American violaceous plant (Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.

A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.

chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant. Chili salpeter (Chem.), sodium nitrate (distinguished from potassium nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline substance, NaNO3, having a cooling, saline, slightly bitter…