paregoric
a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
any soothing medicine; anodyne.
Archaic. assuaging pain; soothing.
Origin of paregoric
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How to use paregoric in a sentence
Paregorics are medicines which actually assuage pain, such as compound tincture of camphor, &c.
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British Dictionary definitions for paregoric
/ (ˌpærəˈɡɒrɪk) /
a medicine containing opium, benzoic acid, camphor (English paregoric) or ammonia (Scottish paregoric), and anise oil, formerly widely used to relieve diarrhoea and coughing in children
Origin of paregoric
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