| 单词 | physic |
| 释义 | physic (once / 2413 pages) n These days, asking the pharmacist for a physic to relieve your constipation will probably get you a blank stare; it's an old-fashioned, rarely-used term for "laxative." Physic comes from the Latin word for "study of nature," so it's unclear how it came to mean a "purging medicine." An almost-synonym is "cathartic," although that word is usually used to describe an emotional purging- like a good cry- rather than physical one. Don't confuse physic with physics, the scientific study of the interaction between energy and matter, or psychic, someone who can read minds and see the future. WORD FAMILYphysic: physicked, physicking USAGE EXAMPLES"How to live with physic wounds? How to live with moral wounds?" US News(Oct 15, 2016) “How to live with physic wounds? How to live with moral wounds?” Seattle Times(Oct 15, 2016) Chelsea Physic Garden, the botanic garden in the same street as the Royal Hospital, predates the flower show by 240 years. BBC(May 20, 2013) n a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels Syn|Hypo|Hyper aperient, cathartic, purgative aloes, bitter aloes a purgative made from the leaves of aloe castor oila purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically Epsom salts(used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative laxativea mild cathartic milk of magnesiapurgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid Rochelle powder, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powdersan effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic phenolphthaleina laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8 medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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