perpetual pill

noun

A purgative pill made with antimony, able to be swallowed, voided, washed, and taken again.

Meanings

nounperpetual pill (plural perpetual pills)

plural perpetual pills

  1. obsoletemedicineA purgative pill made with antimony, able to be swallowed, voided, washed, and taken again.
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