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Webster 1913 Edition

Discutient

Dis-cu′tient

,
Adj.
[L.
discutiens
, p. pr. of
discutere
. See
Discuss
.]
(Med.)
Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive;
as, a
discutient
application
.
–
Noun.
An agent (as a medicinal application) which serves to disperse morbid matter.
“Foment with discutiens.”
Wiseman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Discutient

DISCUTIENT

,
Adj.
[L.] Discussing; dispersing morbid matter.

DISCUTIENT

,
Noun.
A medicine or application which disperses a tumor or any coagulated fluid in the body; sometimes it is equivalent to carminative.

Definition 2024

discutient

discutient

English

Adjective

discutient ‎(comparative more discutient, superlative most discutient)

  1. (medicine) Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive.
    a discutient application

Noun

discutient ‎(plural discutients)

  1. An agent, such as a medicinal application, that serves to disperse morbid matter.
    • Wiseman
      Foment with discutients.

Latin

Verb

discutient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of discutiō

Etymology

Latin discutiens, present participle of discutere. See discuss.

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