nervine

[ nur-veen, -vahyn ]

/ ˈnɜr vin, -vaɪn /

adjective

of or relating to the nerves.

acting on or relieving disorders of the nerves; soothing the nerves.

noun

a nervine medicine.

Origin of nervine

1655–65; <New Latin nervīnus, equivalent to Latin nerv(us) nerve + -īnus-ine¹

Words nearby nervine

nerve tissue, nerve to stapedius muscle, nerve trunk, Nervi, nervimotor, nervine, nerving, nervon, nervonic acid, nervosity, nervous

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Example sentences from the Web for nervine

Ale or beer flavoured or medicated by infusing the leaves of ground ivy in it; pectoral, stomachic, and nervine.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Dose: Nervine and alterative, 1/6—1/3 grn.; emetic, 2—5 grn.
Merck's 1899 Manual|Merck & Co.
The medicinal qualities are known to be a mild tonic, stimulant, nervine and stomachic.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
This is the nervine balsam and nervine ointment of the shops in the Peninsula, and in some other parts of Southern Europe.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

It has a nervine property, by which it excites the nervous system inordinately, and exhilarates the brain.
Fifteen Years in Hell|Luther Benson

British Dictionary definitions for nervine

nervine

/ (ˈnɜːviːn) /

adjective

having a soothing or calming effect upon the nerves

noun

obsolete a nervine drug or agent

Word Origin for nervine

C17: from New Latin nervīnus, from Latin nervus nerve

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单词	nervine
释义	nervine [ nur-veen, -vahyn ] / ˈnɜr vin, -vaɪn / adjective of or relating to the nerves. acting on or relieving disorders of the nerves; soothing the nerves. noun a nervine medicine. Origin of nervine 1655–65; <New Latin nervīnus, equivalent to Latin nerv(us) nerve + -īnus-ine¹ Words nearby nervine nerve tissue, nerve to stapedius muscle, nerve trunk, Nervi, nervimotor, nervine, nerving, nervon, nervonic acid, nervosity, nervous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nervine Ale or beer flavoured or medicated by infusing the leaves of ground ivy in it; pectoral, stomachic, and nervine. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Dose: Nervine and alterative, 1/6—1/3 grn.; emetic, 2—5 grn. Merck's 1899 Manual\|Merck & Co. The medicinal qualities are known to be a mild tonic, stimulant, nervine and stomachic. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding This is the nervine balsam and nervine ointment of the shops in the Peninsula, and in some other parts of Southern Europe. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley It has a nervine property, by which it excites the nervous system inordinately, and exhilarates the brain. Fifteen Years in Hell\|Luther Benson British Dictionary definitions for nervine nervine / (ˈnɜːviːn) / adjective having a soothing or calming effect upon the nerves noun obsolete a nervine drug or agent Word Origin for nervine C17: from New Latin nervīnus, from Latin nervus nerve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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