Deobstructive
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that has the effect of deobstructing.
"[…] by setting up currents through the kidneys […] it [turpentine] has acted as a renal deobstructive."
Adjective
- 1 Having the effect of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).
"In the weaker and finest bodies Manna may be sufficient, […] or my Deobstructive powder, which I have observed hath done singularly well."
Example
More examples"In the weaker and finest bodies Manna may be sufficient, […] or my Deobstructive powder, which I have observed hath done singularly well."
Etymology
From de- + obstructive.
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