succedaneum
a substitute.
Origin of succedaneum
1Other words from succedaneum
- suc·ce·da·ne·ous, adjective
Words Nearby succedaneum
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How to use succedaneum in a sentence
succedaneum for Chrysarobin; very active reducer or "reactive."
Merck's 1899 Manual | Merck & Co.Give us rather any succedaneum that will move us, will delight us.
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) | Johann Wolfgang von GoetheHow very poor a succedaneum for fresco painting is Gobelius tapestry!
The Country House | Alexis de Chteauneuf and Sir Charles Lock EastlakeHis moral lectures and advice to me formed a most important succedaneum to those imparted by my parents.
Ariadne Florentina | John RuskinNow the grace of God is not to be set aside in this way; it refuses to be treated as a mere succedaneum of human virtue.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians | G. G. Findlay
British Dictionary definitions for succedaneum
/ (ˌsʌksɪˈdeɪnɪəm) /
obsolete something that is used as a substitute, esp any medical drug or agent that may be taken or prescribed in place of another
Origin of succedaneum
1Derived forms of succedaneum
- succedaneous, adjective
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