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menstruums

menstruums is the plural of menstruum.

Meaning of menstruum

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
  3. Any liquid medium

Questions about menstruums

What is menstruums the plural of?
Menstruums is the plural of menstruum.

Words near menstruums in the dictionary

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

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