medicament
a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
Origin of medicament
1- Also called med·i·cant [med-i-kuhnt]. /ˈmɛd ɪ kənt/.
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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How to use medicament in a sentence
For in the beginning men took snuff, not as an everyday luxury, but as a medicament.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The little reproach, added to the wound to his pride, required a healing medicament; she put her lips to his fingers.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George MeredithEven though gropingly at times, the physicians of the walled cities had put their fingers upon the specific medicament.
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryI remember to have cured a disconsolate widower, who obstinately refused every other medicament, by a strict course of geology.
The Caxtons, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonFor many things are swallowed by Animals, rather for condiment, gust or medicament, then any substantial nutriment.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3) | Thomas Browne
British Dictionary definitions for medicament
/ (mɪˈdɪkəmənt, ˈmɛdɪ-) /
a medicine or remedy in a specified formulation
Origin of medicament
1Derived forms of medicament
- medicamental (ˌmɛdɪkəˈmɛntəl) or medicamentary, adjective
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