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roborant

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rob⋅o⋅rant

  [rob-er-uhnt] Medicine/Medical
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–adjective
1. strengthening.
–noun
2. a tonic.
Origin:
1655–65; < L rōborant- (s. of rōborāns), prp. of rōborāre to strengthen, equiv. to rōbor- (s. of rōbur) oak, hardness + -ant- -ant
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rob·o·rant   (rŏb'ər-ənt)   
adj.  Restoring vigor or strength.
n.  A roborant drug; a restorative or tonic.

[Latin rōborāns, rōborant-, present participle of rōborāre, to strengthen, from rōbur, rōbor-, oak, strength; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: rob·o·rant
Pronunciation: 'räb-&-r&nt, 'rOb-
Function: noun
: an invigorating drug : TONIC
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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