Meanings
adjectiveepispastic (comparative more epispastic, superlative most epispastic)
comparative more epispastic · superlative most epispastic · alternative epispastick
- archaicmedicineCausing blisters; vesicant.
Old Postle says this: "Cantharides when used internally are diuretic and stimulant; when applied externally they are epispastic and rubefacient." Now what the devil can he mean, eh?
1960, Lawrence Durrell, Clea
nounepispastic (plural epispastics)
plural epispastics · alternative epispastick
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with epispastic
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Chicago
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