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ecphractic

ecphractic adjective: serving to dissolve or clear viscous matter or secretions, and so remove obstructions.

Adjective

ecphractic (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Serving to dissolve or clear viscous matter or secretions, and so remove obstructions
    • ecphractic pill
    • ecphractic remedy
    Synonyms:
    deobstruent

Noun

ecphractic (plural ecphractics)

  1. (dated) Any medicine of this kind.

Synonyms of ecphractic

Forms of ecphractic

pluralecphractics

Origin of ecphractic

From Ancient Greek ἐκφράσσω (ekphrássō, “to open or unblock”), from φράσσω (phrássō). Compare French ecphractique.

Questions about ecphractic

What does ecphractic mean?
Ecphractic means serving to dissolve or clear viscous matter or secretions, and so remove obstructions.
What part of speech is ecphractic?
Ecphractic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ecphractic in the dictionary

  1. ecphorize
  2. ecphorized
  3. ecphorizes
  4. ecphorizing
  5. ecphory
  6. ecphractic
  7. ecphractics
  8. ecphrases
  9. ecphrasis
  10. ecphrastic
  11. ECPI

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