Menstruum

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  • noun. A solvent, especially one used in extracting compounds from the tissues of organisms.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Any fluid substance which dissolves a solid; a solvent.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.
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  • noun. Any solvent used for extracting medicinal compounds from plants etc.
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  • noun. (archaic) a solvent
  • noun. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
    • Word Usage
    "It is what chemists would call the 'menstruum' in which all our qualities are worked and made manifest, which holds them together."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dissolvent  dissolver  dissolving agent  resolvent  solvent  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aliment  cableway  embrocation  grunge  hydrophobicity  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    solvent  
    variant
    menstrua  
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