medicament
[ muh-dik-uh-muhnt, med-i-kuh- ]
noun
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
These soaps are prepared by adding the medicant to curd soap, and then making in a tablet form for use.
The Art of Perfumery | G. W. Septimus PiesseThey stand towards us in the relation, not of medicant strangers, but of co-heirs and members of our family.
Freeland | Theodor Hertzka
British Dictionary definitions for medicament
medicament
/ (mɪˈdɪkəmənt, ˈmɛdɪ-) /
noun
a medicine or remedy in a specified formulation
Origin of medicament
1C16: via French from Latin medicāmentum, from medicāre to cure
Derived forms of medicament
- medicamental (ˌmɛdɪkəˈmɛntəl) or medicamentary, adjective
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