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Definition of Alterant
1. a. Altering; gradually changing.
2. n. An alterative.
Definition of Alterant
1. Noun. Something that causes alteration, that alters. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alterant
1. something that alters [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alterant
Literary usage of Alterant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Applied Chemistry by Edward Andrew Parnell (1844)
"The most probable explanation of the action of the alterant in such a case as
the above, is the following : With a proper proportion of the coloring matter ..."
2. History of Medicine: From Its Origin to the Nineteenth Century, with an by Pierre Victor Renouard (1856)
"alterant MEDICATION'. The fourth book treats of alterant medication; that is, of
a medication destined to modify the state or temperament of parts. ..."
3. Practitioner's medical dictionary by George Milbry Gould (1910)
"... Smilax officinali!, alterant, detergent, diaphoretic, and stimulant. Dose 2-5 gr.
(o. 13-0.32 Gm.). 2. ..."
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