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Dover's powder

Dover's powder noun: a powder of ipecac and opium, formerly used to treat colds and fevers.

Noun

Dover's powder (countable and uncountable, plural Dover's powders)

  1. (dated) A powder of ipecac and opium, formerly used to treat colds and fevers.

Forms of Dover's powder

pluralDover's powders

Origin of Dover's powder

Named after English physician Thomas Dover (1660–1742).

Questions about Dover's powder

What does Dover's powder mean?
Dover's powder means a powder of ipecac and opium, formerly used to treat colds and fevers.
What part of speech is Dover's powder?
Dover's powder is a noun.
What is the plural of Dover's powder?
The plural of Dover's powder is Dover's powders.

Words near Dover's powder in the dictionary

  1. Dover
  2. Dover Heights
  3. Dover Plains
  4. Dover sole
  5. Dover soles
  6. Dover's powder
  7. Dover's powders
  8. Dover-Foxcroft
  9. dovera
  10. Dovercourt
  11. Dovercourts

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