Lambative

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture. archaic

    "advising a Lambative of album"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Taken by licking with the tongue. archaic, not-comparable

    "Syrups and lambitive medicines."

Synonyms

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linctus

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"Syrups and lambitive medicines."

Etymology

Latin lambō (“I lick, lap”).

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