antispasmodic
Britishadjective
noun
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In addition to morphine, these include thebaine, a precursor to the pain relievers oxycodone and hydrocondone, as well as commonly used antispasmodic compounds, antibiotics, and anticancer agents.
From Science Magazine ● May 18, 2015
We began now to use the remedy that we employ at home—the antispasmodic powder.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. by Various
When treatment is demanded it is primarily soothing and antispasmodic.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Uses.—The fruit, of which both form and taste remind one of anise, is official in the Pharmacopœia of India as a carminative, stimulant and antispasmodic.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
Like other mints, it is antispasmodic and carminative.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
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