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Dover's powders

Dover's powders is the plural of Dover's powder.

Meaning of Dover's powder

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.

Questions about Dover's powders

What is Dover's powders the plural of?
Dover's powders is the plural of Dover's powder.

Words near Dover's powders in the dictionary

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

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