medicament
[muh-dik-uh-muh nt, med-i-kuh-]
noun
a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
Origin of medicament
Also called med·i·cant [med-i-kuh nt] /ˈmɛd ɪ kənt/.
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Related Words for medicament
medication, help, corrective, alleviation, antidote, redress, nostrum, recovery, assistance, panacea, treatment, medicine, reparation, remedy, healing, elixir, physic, drug, aid, fixExamples from the Web for medicament
Historical Examples of medicament
A medicament in alcohol, oil or water, applied by friction to the skin.
Surgery, with Special Reference to PodiatryMaximilian Stern
They had stuffed me full of quinine, he said, and it was not the medicament that I wanted.
Eyes Like the SeaMr Jkai
He then put on a bandage dipped in some medicament of his own composition.
On Hanuman's return, the medicament is administered, and Lakshman revives.
Tales from the Hindu DramatistsR. N. Dutta
He tried one, and it seemed to be composed in equal parts of sawdust and the medicament called "Rough-on-rats!"
medicament
noun
Word Origin for medicament
C16: via French from Latin medicāmentum, from medicāre to cure
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medicament
[mĭ-dĭk′ə-mənt, mĕd′ĭ-kə-]
n.
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