cauterant

[kaw-ter-uhnt]

cau·ter·ant

[kaw-ter-uhnt] Medicine/Medical
noun
1.
a caustic agent.
adjective

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Cauterant is always a great word to know.
So is umbilicus. Does it mean:
the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.

Origin:
1535–45; cauter(ize) + -ant
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cauterant (ˈkɔːtərənt)
 
adj
1.  caustic; cauterizing
 
n
2.  another name for cautery

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cauterant cau·ter·ant (kô'tər-ənt)
n.
A cauterizing substance.

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