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cauter

cauter noun: a hot iron for searing or cauterizing.

Noun

cauter (plural cauters)

  1. A hot iron for searing or cauterizing.
    • The punctuall, or pointed cauter; is almost square, and altogether Sharpe pointed1611, Randle Cotgrave, A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues. Compiled by Randle Cotgrave

cauter meaning in Tamil

cauter in Tamil

இரும்புத்தீய்ப்பான்

Forms of cauter

pluralcauters

Origin of cauter

From French cautère, Latin cauterium, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ (kautḗr), variant of καυστήρ (kaustḗr, “cauterizing apparatus”), from καίω (kaíō, “burn”)). Compare caustic, cautery.

Words formed from cauter

Questions about cauter

What does cauter mean?
Cauter means a hot iron for searing or cauterizing.
What is cauter in Tamil?
Cauter in Tamil is இரும்புத்தீய்ப்பான். See Cauter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cauter?
Cauter is a noun.
What is the plural of cauter?
The plural of cauter is cauters.

Words near cauter in the dictionary

  1. cautel
  2. cautelous
  3. cautelously
  4. cautelousness
  5. cautels
  6. cauter
  7. cauterant
  8. cauterants
  9. cauteries
  10. cauterisation
  11. cauterisations

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