menstruum

[ men-stroo-uhm, -struhm ]

noun,plural men·stru·ums, men·stru·a [men-stroo-uh, -struh]. /ˈmɛn stru ə, -strə/.

Origin of menstruum

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; special use of Middle English menstruum “monthly period,” from Medieval Latin, from Latin (usually in plural mēnstrua); see menstrual,moon

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British Dictionary definitions for menstruum

menstruum

/ (ˈmɛnstrʊəm) /


nounplural -struums or -strua (-strʊə) obsolete
  1. a solvent, esp one used in the preparation of a drug

  2. a solid formulation of a drug

Origin of menstruum

1
C17 (meaning: solvent), C14 (menstrual discharge): from Medieval Latin, from Latin mēnstruus monthly, from mēnsis month; from an alchemical comparison between a base metal being transmuted into gold and the supposed action of the menses

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