succus

[ sŭk′əs ]

A fluid, such as gastric juice or vegetable juice, contained in or secreted by living tissue. No longer in technical use.

QUIZZES

Here is our second set of teacher-selected PSAT vocabulary words. Do you know the meanings of these terms?

Question 1 of 10

advocate

For this reason, the extract and succus are usually prepared during the months of September and October.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various
The mullein plant boiled in milk is liked by the patients; in watery infusion it is disagreeable, and the succus is still more so.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883|Various
Did it demonstrate that Succus Cineraria Maritima would cure cataract?
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
Succus Alterans is the result of a combination of circumstances; no one person is responsible for it.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

It stimulates the flow of pancreatic juice, bile and succus entericus.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various