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revulsant

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re⋅vul⋅sant

  [ri-vuhl-suhnt]
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–adjective, noun Medicine/Medical.
revulsive.
Origin:
1870–75; < L revuls(us) (see revulsion ) + -ant

re⋅vul⋅sive

  [ri-vuhl-siv] Medicine/Medical
–adjective
1. tending to alter the distribution of blood by revulsion.
–noun
2. a revulsive agent, esp. one that causes revulsion.
Also, revulsant.

Origin:
1610–20; < L revuls(us) (see revulsion ) + -ive

Related forms:
re⋅vul⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
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