rob-orant
ər adjective
noun
2.
a tonic.
Origin:
1655–65; < Latin rōborant- (stem of rōborāns), present participle of rōborāre to strengthen, equivalent to rōbor- (stem of rōbur) oak, hardness + -ant- -ant
1655–65; < Latin rōborant- (stem of rōborāns), present participle of rōborāre to strengthen, equivalent to rōbor- (stem of rōbur) oak, hardness + -ant- -ant
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| —adj | |
| 1. | tending to fortify or increase strength |
| —n | |
| 2. | a drug or agent that increases strength |
| [C17: from Latin roborāre to strengthen, from rōbur an oak] | |
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