Meanings
adjectiverhabarbarate (not comparable)
- not comparableobsoleteImpregnated or tinctured with rhubarb.
Rhabarbarate purges
1835, London Medical and Surgical Journal
Origin
From New Latin rhabarbarum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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rhabarbarate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabarbarate
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