- Dover's powder
- noun Etymology: Thomas Dover died 1742 English physician Date: 1801 a powder of ipecac and opium formerly used as a pain reliever and diaphoretic
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Dover's powder — was a traditional medicine against cold and fever. It is no longer in use in modern medicine, but may have been in use at least through the 1960s. A 1958 source describes Dover s Powder as follows: Powder of Ipecacuanha and Opium (B.P., Egyp. P … Wikipedia
Dover's Powder — Do ver s Pow der [From Dr. Dover, an English physician.] (Med.) A powder of ipecac and opium, compounded, in the United States, with sugar of milk, but in England (as formerly in the United States) with sulphate of potash, and in France (as in Dr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dover's powder — n. [after T. Dover (1660 1742), Brit physician] a preparation of opium, ipecac, etc., formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration … English World dictionary
Dover's powder — Do·ver s powder dō vərz n a powder of ipecac and opium that is now compounded in the U.S. with lactose and in England with potassium sulfate and that is used as an anodyne and diaphoretic Do·ver dō vər Thomas (1660 1742) British physician. A… … Medical dictionary
Dover's powder — Pharm. a powder containing ipecac and opium, used as an anodyne, diaphoretic, and antispasmodic. [1795 1805; named after T. Dover (1660 1742), English physician] * * * … Universalium
Dover's powder — /ˈdoʊvəz paʊdə/ (say dohvuhz powduh) noun a medicinal powder containing ipecacuanha and opium, formerly used as an anodyne, diaphoretic, and antispasmodic. {named after Dr Thomas Dover, 1660–1742, English physician} …
Dover's powder — noun a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration • Hypernyms: ↑powder … Useful english dictionary
Powder diffraction — is a scientific technique using X ray, neutron, or electron diffraction on powder or microcrystalline samples for structural characterization of materials. [B.D. Cullity Elements of X ray Diffraction Addison Wesley Mass. 1978] Explanation Ideally … Wikipedia
Dover'spowder — Do·ver s powder (dōʹvərz) n. A powdered drug containing ipecac and opium, formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration. [After Thomas Dover (1660 1742), British physician.] * * * … Universalium
Goody's Headache Powder 200 — Venue North Carolina Speedway Sponsor Goody s First race 1982 Distance 200.3 miles (322.4 km) Laps 197 … Wikipedia
