antibilious

[ an-tee-bil-yuhs, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn tiˈbɪl yəs, ˌæn taɪ- /

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adjective

serving to prevent or cure biliousness.

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Origin of antibilious

First recorded in 1810–20; anti- + bilious

Words nearby antibilious

antiballistic, antiballistic missile, Antiballistic Missile Treaty, antibaryon, Antibes, antibilious, antibiosis, antibiotic, antibiotics, resistance to, anti-Black, antiblastic

How to use antibilious in a sentence

He referred to various medicines, some of which he thinks were antibilious or otherwise sanatory.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Antibilious, an′ti-bil′yus, adj. of use against biliousness.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Antibilious are medicines which are useful in bilious affections, such as calomel, &c.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale
Lee's antibilious, &c., and he will certainly succeed: the soundest liver will not be proof against such remedies for bile.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale

Recommended as antibilious, cathartic, chemical family pills.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley