medicament
[muh-dik-uh-muh nt, med-i-kuh-]
/məˈdɪk ə mənt, ˈmɛd ɪ kə-/
1.
a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
Also called medicant [med-i-kuh nt] /ˈmɛd ɪ kənt/ (Show IPA).
Examples from the Web for medicant
Historical Examples
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These soaps are prepared by adding the medicant to curd soap, and then making in a tablet form for use.
The Art of Perfumery G. W. Septimus Piesse -
They stand towards us in the relation, not of medicant strangers, but of co-heirs and members of our family.
Freeland Theodor Hertzka
British Dictionary definitions for medicant
medicament
/mɪˈdɪkəmənt; ˈmɛdɪ-/
noun
1.
a medicine or remedy in a specified formulation
Derived Forms
medicamental (ˌmɛdɪkəˈmɛntəl), medicamentary, adjective
Word Origin
C16: via French from Latin medicāmentum, from medicāre to cure
Word Origin and History for medicant
medicament
n.
mid-15c., "medical skill; a medicinal compound," from Middle French médicament (15c.), from Latin medicamentum "drug, remedy," literally "means of healing," from medicare "to heal, cure" (see medication).
medicant in Medicine
medicament me·dic·a·ment (mĭ-dĭk'ə-mənt, měd'ĭ-kə-)
n.
An agent that promotes recovery from injury or ailment; a medicine.
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