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epipastic

[ep-uh-pas-tik]Medicine/Medical
adjective
  1. suitable for use as a dusting powder.
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noun
  1. an epipastic substance or preparation.
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Origin of epipastic

1700–10; < Greek epípast(os) sprinkled over (verbid of epipássein, equivalent to epi- epi- + pássein to sprinkle) + -ic
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