deoppilative

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ oppilative.

Noun

deoppilative (plural deoppilatives)

1. (medicine, dated) Any medicine that dissolves obstructions.
   • 1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions:

     prescribed him a Deoppilative and Purgative Apozem, not questioning his Cure

References

“deoppilative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.