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menstruum

UK/ˈmɛn.stɹʊəm/

menstruum noun: the menses; menstrual discharge.

Noun

menstruum (plural menstruums or menstrua)

  1. (historical, in plural) The menses; menstrual discharge.
  2. (historical) A solvent.
    • Whenever any menstruum or other additament is employed, together with the fire, to obtain a sulphur or a salt from a body, we may well take the freedom to examine, whether or no the menstruum do barely help to separate the principle obtained by it...1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist
    • [T]hat combustible sulphureous Body is presently prey'd upon and devoured by the aereal incompassing Menstruum, whose office in this Particular I have shewn in the Explication of Charcole.1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia
  3. Any liquid medium

menstruum meaning in Tamil

menstruum in Tamil

ஊடுருவுநம்

Forms of menstruum

pluralmenstruums
pluralmenstrua

Origin of menstruum

From Latin mēnstruum (“menstrual discharge”).

Words formed from menstruum

Questions about menstruum

What does menstruum mean?
Menstruum means the menses; menstrual discharge.
What is menstruum in Tamil?
Menstruum in Tamil is ஊடுருவுநம். See Menstruum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is menstruum?
Menstruum is a noun.
How do you pronounce menstruum?
Menstruum is pronounced /ˈmɛn.stɹʊəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of menstruum?
The plural of menstruum is menstruums.

Words near menstruum in the dictionary

  1. menstruators
  2. menstrue
  3. menstruosity
  4. menstruous
  5. menstruousness
  6. menstruum
  7. menstruums
  8. mensual
  9. mensually
  10. Mensun
  11. mensur

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Adapted from Wiktionary: menstruum (page history and authors); menstruum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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