† malacticadj.n.

Forms: 1500s malactyke, 1600s–1700s malactick, 1700s–1800s malactic.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French malactique; Latin malacticus.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French malactique (1537), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin malacticus (5th cent.) < ancient Greek μαλακτικός emollient < the stem of μαλάσσειν to soften ( < μαλακός soft: see malaco- comb. form) + -τικός , suffix forming adjectives from verbs. In quot. 1657 at sense B. translating post-classical Latin malacticum, noun.

Obsolete.

A. adj.

Adapted to soften; emollient.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [adjective] > softening

mollificativea1400

mollitive?a1425

remollitive?a1425

malactic?1541

suppling1548

remollient1597

emolliative1601

emollitive1601

lenifying1617

emollient1643

supplying1651

malactical1657

mollient1721

?1541 R. Copland tr. Galen Terapeutyke sig. Cij A salue malactyke.

1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Gargarism Others [sc. Gargarisms]..are malactick and digestive.

1732 G. Smith Institutiones Chirurgicæ iii. 37 Malactic Medicaments of a moderate, warm, and humid Quality.

1889 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Malactic, having power to soften; emollient.

B. n.

An emollient medicinal preparation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > softening medicine

mollificativea1400

mollifying?a1425

mollitive?a1425

remollitive?a1425

mollification1562

emollitive1601

mollient1612

remollient1612

malactic1634

emollient1656

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxvi. xii. 1041 It may hinder the native heat from being exhaled; in which respect it differeth from emollients and malactickes, of which wee shall speake hereafter.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. F2 Some purge..by mollifying, as most Malacticks.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vii. 253 Ammoniack, or some other Malactick, must be applied.

1744 B. Mandeville Zoologia Medicinalis Hibernica 30 The fat or suet is a great malactic, proper to be applied to tumors, luxations, dislocations, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	malactic
释义	† malacticadj.n. Forms: 1500s malactyke, 1600s–1700s malactick, 1700s–1800s malactic. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French malactique; Latin malacticus. Etymology: < (i) Middle French malactique (1537), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin malacticus (5th cent.) < ancient Greek μαλακτικός emollient < the stem of μαλάσσειν to soften ( < μαλακός soft: see malaco- comb. form) + -τικός , suffix forming adjectives from verbs. In quot. 1657 at sense B. translating post-classical Latin malacticum, noun. Obsolete. A. adj. Adapted to soften; emollient. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [adjective] > softening mollificativea1400 mollitive?a1425 remollitive?a1425 malactic?1541 suppling1548 remollient1597 emolliative1601 emollitive1601 lenifying1617 emollient1643 supplying1651 malactical1657 mollient1721 ?1541 R. Copland tr. Galen Terapeutyke sig. Cij A salue malactyke. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Gargarism Others [sc. Gargarisms]..are malactick and digestive. 1732 G. Smith Institutiones Chirurgicæ iii. 37 Malactic Medicaments of a moderate, warm, and humid Quality. 1889 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Malactic, having power to soften; emollient. B. n. An emollient medicinal preparation. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > softening medicine mollificativea1400 mollifying?a1425 mollitive?a1425 remollitive?a1425 mollification1562 emollitive1601 mollient1612 remollient1612 malactic1634 emollient1656 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxvi. xii. 1041 It may hinder the native heat from being exhaled; in which respect it differeth from emollients and malactickes, of which wee shall speake hereafter. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. F2 Some purge..by mollifying, as most Malacticks. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vii. 253 Ammoniack, or some other Malactick, must be applied. 1744 B. Mandeville Zoologia Medicinalis Hibernica 30 The fat or suet is a great malactic, proper to be applied to tumors, luxations, dislocations, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.?1541
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