Antonyms for medicant
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : muh-dik-uh-muh nt, med-i-kuh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : məˈdɪk ə mənt, ˈmɛd ɪ kə- |
Definition of medicant
Origin :- mid-15c., "medical skill; a medicinal compound," from Middle French médicament (15c.), from Latin medicamentum "drug, remedy," literally "means of healing," from medicare "to heal, cure" (see medication).
- As in remedy : noun cure, solution
- As in medicament : noun cure
- As in medication : noun cure
- As in physic : noun cure
- As in cure : noun solution to problem, often health
- These soaps are prepared by adding the medicant to curd soap, and then making in a tablet form for use.
- Extract from : « The Art of Perfumery » by G. W. Septimus Piesse
- They stand towards us in the relation, not of medicant strangers, but of co-heirs and members of our family.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
Synonyms for medicant
- aid
- alleviation
- antidote
- assistance
- biologic
- catholicon
- corrective
- counteractant
- counteraction
- counteractive
- counteragent
- countermeasure
- counterstep
- cure-all
- drug
- elixir
- elixir vitae
- fix
- healing
- healing agent
- help
- improvement
- medicament
- medicant
- medication
- medicine
- nostrum
- panacea
- pharmaceutical
- pharmacon
- physic
- pill
- placebo
- proprietary
- quick fix
- recovery
- redress
- relief
- remedy
- reparation
- restora-tive
- restorative
- support
- therapeutic
- therapy
- treatment
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