Sekirov Dictionary

epicerastic

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

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(no longer used, rare) Relieving the harshness or bitterness of certain bodily humours; (loosely), soothing, emollient.
- Epicerastic medicines obtund the acrimony of the humours, and mitigate the uneasy sensation thence arising. — 1763

noun1

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(no longer used, rare) A medicine or herb having such an effect.
- Epicerastick […] is a Medicine that assuages and corrects sharp Humours. — 1736

forms

epicerastics · more epicerastic · most epicerastic

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