† maturantn.adj.
Medicine. Obsolete. rare.
A. n.
= maturative n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > medicine promoting suppuration or maturation
maturativea1398
ruptorya1400
suppurative?a1425
riper?a1450
digestive1543
ripener1585
suppurator1657
suppuratory1657
suppurant1659
maturant1661
rumpent1661
diapyetic1706
1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 363 Inflammation..; it's cured, by..maturants, rumpents [etc.].
1844 R. D. Hoblyn Dict. Terms Med. & Collateral Sci. (ed. 2) at Maturation Applications which promote suppuration have been called maturants.
B. adj.
= maturative adj. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [adjective] > promoting suppuration
ripinga1398
maturativea1400
ruptorya1400
suppurative?a1425
ruptic?1541
suppurating1601
maturating1628
diapyetical1657
suppurant1715
pepastic1833
maturant1857
1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Maturans, maturing: maturant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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