| 单词 | perpetual pill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasperpetual pill perpetual pill n. Medicine (now historical) a pill consisting of antimony (formerly used as a laxative), which passing undigested through the body was thought to have an undiminished effect when reused. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Regulus These Pills, having thus performed their Office, and being discharged the Body, will serve the same Purpose again and again; whence they have obtained the Name of perpetual Pills. 1848 Sci. Amer. 14 Oct. 27/4 Small balls of this metal [sc. antimony] were made and were known under the name of perpetual pills, because of their being transmitted from generation to generation, without having lost any of their purgative properties. 1991 Independent (Nexis) 21 Oct. 15 Another antimony treatment was the perpetual pill made of the metal itself. This acted as a laxative and could be reused—hence the name. < as lemmas |
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