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† scaˈmmoniate, a. and n. Obs.
[ad. mod.L. scammōniātus (neut. -ātum as used subst.), f. L. scammōnium scammony.]
A. adj. Made with or containing scammony; hence, purgative. Also fig.
1620Bp. Andrewes Serm., Holy Ghost xiii. (1629) 740 Neither Scammoniate, tormenting the conscience; nor yet Opiate stupifying it. 1651Biggs New Disp. §113 A Scammoniate medicine. 1725Phil. Trans. XXXIII. 389 The hot, scammoniate, aloetic Purgers seem not so proper.
B. n. A medicine containing scammony; a purgative medicine.
1665M. N. Med. Medicinæ 389 Ill-corrected Scammoniates. |