glycerite

American

[glis-uh-rahyt] / ˈglɪs əˌraɪt /

noun

Pharmacology.

a preparation of a medicinal substance dissolved in or mixed with glycerin.

Etymology

Origin of glycerite

First recorded in 1870–75; glycer(in) + -ite ¹

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glycerite

McTeague sprayed the tooth with glycerite of tannin, but without effect.

From McTeague by Norris, Frank

For this purpose the glycerite of tannin and laudanum in equal parts is good.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

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