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A medicine or poison containing inorganic substances. Also figurative. Cf. ethiops mineral n. at ethiops, n. 2 Obsolete.
Subcategories:
— medicinal earths (6)
— medicine prepared from iron (3)
— medicine prepared from mercury (8)
— slate used medicinally (2)
— medicines prepared from other minerals (8)
— mineral water (1)