attrahentadj.n.
/ˈatrəhənt/ A. adj.
That attracts, drawing, attracting.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [adjective] > drawing
drawinga1398
attractivea1400
extractive1599
attractory1641
eductive1657
epispastic1657
attrahent1661
trahent1661
1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 518 The humours, which easily follow the attrahent medicament.
B. n.
(sc. agent.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > drawing towards itself or attraction > that which
attractive1581
attracter1606
attractor1646
allicient1658
attrahent1661
attractant1814
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > drawing medicine
attractivea1400
attrahent1786
derivative1843
1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xviii. 172 The motion of the Steel to its attrahent.
1786 Chambers's Cycl. (new ed.) (at cited word) Attrahents are the same with what we otherwise call drawers, ripeners, maturantia, etc.
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