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antibilious

American  
[an-tee-bil-yuhs, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈbɪl jəs, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

  1. serving to prevent or cure biliousness.


Etymology

Origin of antibilious

First recorded in 1810–20; anti- + bilious

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The matter of which it was composed was gas, of such an extraordinary and unimaginable gasiness that millions of cubic miles of it might easily be compressed into a common antibilious pill-box.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant

The scoundrels have nearly demolished two dozen antibilious pills.

From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick

We do not come upon monster advertisements of antibilious pills, hair dye, or soap amid olive groves and vineyards.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

The fruit of the Tamarind is certainly antibilious, and by the virtue of its potash salts it tends to heal any sore places within the mouth.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

All who value the health-conserving influence of the absence of financial worry will agree with me that this antibilious stock is about the best.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel

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