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medicament

[ muh-dik-uh-muhnt, med-i-kuh- ]
/ məˈdɪk ə mənt, ˈmɛd ɪ kə- /
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noun
a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
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Also called med·i·cant [med-i-kuhnt]. /ˈmɛd ɪ kənt/.

Origin of medicament

1535–45; <Latin medicāmentum remedy, physic, equivalent to medicā() to cure + -mentum-ment. See medicate

OTHER WORDS FROM medicament

med·i·ca·men·tal [med-i-kuh-men-tl], /ˌmɛd ɪ kəˈmɛn tl/, med·i·ca·men·tous, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for medicament

medicament
/ (mɪˈdɪkəmənt, ˈmɛdɪ-) /

noun
a medicine or remedy in a specified formulation

Derived forms of medicament

medicamental (ˌmɛdɪkəˈmɛntəl) or medicamentary, adjective

Word Origin for medicament

C16: via French from Latin medicāmentum, from medicāre to cure
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