discussive

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noun

A medicine that discusses (breaks apart) or disperses morbid humours

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discutient
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Meanings

noundiscussive (plural discussives)

plural discussives

  1. archaicmedicineA medicine that discusses (breaks apart) or disperses morbid humours

    Synonyms: discutient

adjectivediscussive (comparative more discussive, superlative most discussive)

comparative more discussive · superlative most discussive

  1. archaicmedicineAble or tending to discuss (break apart), or disperse, tumors or coagulated matter.
  2. archaicDoubt-dispelling; decisive.

    A kind of peremptory and discussive voice.

    a. 1690, Ezekiel Hopkins, Discourses concerning sin […]

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medicine that discusses (breaks apart) or disperses morbid humours

Similar
discutient

Origin

From discuss + -ive.

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APA

discussive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discussive

MLA

“discussive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discussive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discussive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discussive.

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