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Menstruum
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What's The Definition Of Menstruum?Synonyms | Synonyms for Menstruum: Related Terms | Find terms related to Menstruum: See Also | Menstruum In Webster's Dictionary \Men"stru*um\, n.; pl. E. {Menstruums}, L. {Menstrua}.
[L. menstruus. See {Menstruous}.]
Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.
The proper menstruum to dissolve metal. --Bacon.
All liquors are called menstruums which are used as
dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients
by infusion or decoction. --Quincy.
Note: The use is supposed to have originated in some notion
of the old chemists about the influence of the moon in
the preparation of dissolvents. --Johnson.
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