deobstructive
deobstructive adjective: having the effect of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).
Adjective
deobstructive (comparative more deobstructive, superlative most deobstructive)
- Having the effect of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).
- In the weaker and finest bodies Manna may be sufficient, […] or my Deobstructive powder, which I have observed hath done singularly well.1672, Edmund Borlase, Latham Spaw in Lancashire with Some Remarkable Cases and Cures Effected by It, London: Robert Clavel, page 27
- There coleworts might you see of noblest shoot;
There might admire each lettuce, leek, and root;
But, above all, the deobstructive beet;1860, uncredited translator, The Epigrams of Martial, London: Henry G. Bohn, Epigram 47, p. 153
Noun
deobstructive (plural deobstructives)
- Something that has the effect of deobstructing.
- […] by setting up currents through the kidneys […] it [turpentine] has acted as a renal deobstructive.1885, Samuel M. Bemiss, “Malarial Fevers”, in William Pepper, editor, A System of Practical Medicine, Philadelphia: Lea Brothers, Volume 1, Chapter , p. 613
Forms of deobstructive
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more deobstructive |
| superlative | most deobstructive |
| Noun | |
| plural | deobstructives |
Origin of deobstructive
From de- + obstructive.
Questions about deobstructive
- What does deobstructive mean?
- Deobstructive means having the effect of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).
- What part of speech is deobstructive?
- Deobstructive can be an adjective or a noun.
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