benumber

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noun

One who, or that which benumbs; a numbing agent.

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Meanings

nounbenumber (plural benumbers)

plural benumbers

  1. One who, or that which benumbs; a numbing agent.

    As a benumber or topical anodyne it is much inferior to aconite, hence in neuralgia the latter is greatly to be preferred.

    1877, The Monthly Review of Dental Surgery, page 64

Origin

From benumb + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

benumber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benumber

MLA

“benumber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benumber. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benumber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benumber.

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