corroborant

[kuh-rob-er-uh nt]

adjective

corroborating; confirming.
Archaic. strengthening; invigorating, as a medicine.

noun

something that corroborates or strengthens.
Archaic. a strengthening medicine.

Origin of corroborant

1620–30; < Latin corrōborant- (stem of corrōborāns) strengthening, present participle of corrōborāre. See corroborate, -ant

Related formsun·cor·rob·o·rant, adjective

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Historical Examples of corroborant

In veterinary practice the powdered seed is used as a carminative, pectoral, and corroborant.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for corroborant

corroborant

adjective archaic

serving to corroborate
strengthening

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