incrassativeadj.n.
/ɪnˈkrasətɪv/ ? Obsolete.
A. adj.
Having the quality of ‘incrassating’ or thickening the ‘humours’.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [adjective] > thickening
incrassant1678
incrassative1853
1853 E. Hamilton Flora Homœopath. II. 68 Its juice is very congealing, incrassative, and desiccative.
B. n.
A medicine or preparation having this property.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > thickening medicine
ingrossative?1550
incrassative1666
incrassant1811
1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus xxxv. 223 Incrassatives to thicken the blood.
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