† repercussern.
Medicine. Obsolete. rare.
= repellent n. 1. Cf. earlier repercussive n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > medicine repelling or drawing off
repercussivea1398
repulsive?c1425
repercutive?1541
repulser1611
repeller1634
repercusser1634
repellent1661
repriment1684
repellant1689
repercutient1719
1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. 1032 The immoderate use of repercussers [L. repellentium].
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. E3 Other [Medicaments] repell by a refrigerating quality..as water and other such repercussours [L. repercussiua].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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