What is an agent, as mercury, iodine, etc., which promotes the liquefying processes of the system, and increases the secretions called?
liquefacient — (Med.) An agent, as mercury, iodine, etc., which promotes the liquefying processes of the system, and increases the secretions. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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