antibilious

American  

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

adjective

1. serving to prevent or cure biliousness.

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Etymology

Origin of antibilious

First recorded in 1810–20; anti- + bilious

Example Sentences

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

In other words, the thistle was held to possess all the virtues now claimed for podophyllum, blue-pill, and dandelion—a universal antibilious agent!

From Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore by Taylor, Benjamin

The scoundrels have nearly demolished two dozen antibilious pills.

From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick

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 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