menstrua
- plural of menstruum.
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Q. Why are they termed menstrua, from the word mensis, a month?
Cellulose is insoluble in all menstrua, but, when boiled for a long time with sulphuric acid, is converted into a substance called dextrine.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Anderson, Thomas
Of the other menstrua experimented with up to the present time, that which had given the best results was acetic acid, in various strengths.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
If the barrenness proceeds from stoppage of the menstrua, let the woman sweat, for that opens the parts; and the best way to sweat is in a hot-house.
It was found to be insoluble in all ordinary menstrua, such as alcohol, ether, carbon disulphide, benzene, or chloroform, and neither attacked by boiling alcoholic potash nor by fusing alkali.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
