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Dover's powder

American  

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a powder containing ipecac and opium, used as an anodyne, diaphoretic, and antispasmodic.

Dover's powder British  

noun

  1. a preparation of opium and ipecacuanha, formerly used to relieve pain, induce sweating, and check spasms

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Etymology

Origin of Dover's powder

1795–1805; named after T. Dover (1660–1742), English physician

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