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menstruum

noun
/ˈmɛn.stɹʊəm/UK

Etymology

From Latin mēnstruum (“menstrual discharge”).

  1. derived from mēnstruum — “menstrual discharge”

Definitions

  1. The menses

    The menses; menstrual discharge.

  2. A solvent.

    • [T]hat combustible sulphureous Body is presently prey'd upon and devoured by the aereal incompassing Menstruum, whose office in this Particular I have shewn in the Explication of Charcole.
    • The analysis of mineral bodies... refined by the application of acid and alkaline menstrua, by Margraaf, Bergman, Bayen, and Achard, received still greater improvements from the labours of Klaprothk, Vauquelin, and Hatchett.

  3. Any liquid medium

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA