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单词 exipotic
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exipoticadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἐξιπωτικός.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἐξιπωτικός fit for squeezing out, purgative (Galen) < ancient Greek ἐξιποῦν to squeeze out (Hippocrates; < ἐξ- ex- prefix2 + ἰποῦν to press, squeeze < ἶπος weight, press, of unknown origin) + -τικός , suffix forming adjectives from verbs (compare -ic suffix). Compare post-classical Latin exipoticos (1542 or earlier).
Medicine. Obsolete. rare.
Of a medicine: promoting digestion; cleansing, purging.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [adjective]
cleansinga1300
mundificativea1400
mundicative1575
detersive1586
detergent1600
deterging1651
depleting1807
depletory1849
eliminant1853
exipotic1856
depletive1885
1856 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 327/2 Exipoticos, Exipoticus,..formerly applied to medicines which were esteemed digestive, or detergent: exipotic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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