fluidextract

[ floo-id-ek-strakt ]

/ ˈflu ɪdˈɛk strækt /

noun Pharmacology.

a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.

Words nearby fluidextract

fluid lubrication, fluid mechanics, fluid mosaic model, fluid ounce, fluid pressure, fluidextract, fluidics, fluidity, fluidize, fluidized bed, fluidrachm

Origin of fluidextract

First recorded in 1850–55; fluid + extract

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British Dictionary definitions for fluidextract

fluidextract

/ (ˈfluːɪdˈɛkstrækt) /

noun

an alcoholic solution of a vegetable drug, one millilitre of which has an activity equivalent to one gram of the powdered drug

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Medicine definitions for fluidextract

fluidextract

[ flōō′ĭd-ĕk′străkt′ ]

n.

A concentrated alcohol solution of a vegetable drug of such strength that each milliliter contains the equivalent of one gram of the dry form of the drug.