- medicine dropper
- noun Date: 1868 dropper 2
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
medicine dropper
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medicine dropper — n DROPPER … Medical dictionary
medicine dropper — dropper drop per, n. 1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leader above the bob or end fly. [1913 Webster] 2. A dropping tube, usually of glass or plastic with a narrow opening at the tip and a rubber bulb … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
medicine dropper — noun : dropper 4a * * * noun, pl ⋯ pers [count] : ↑dropper … Useful english dictionary
medicine-dropper — medˈicine dropper noun • • • Main Entry: ↑medicine … Useful english dictionary
dropper — SYN: instillator. * * * drop·per dräp ər n a short glass tube fitted with a rubber bulb and used to measure liquids by drops called also eyedropper, medicine dropper drop·per·ful .fu̇l n * * * drop·per … Medical dictionary
dropper — drop per, n. 1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leader above the bob or end fly. [1913 Webster] 2. A dropping tube, usually of glass or plastic with a narrow opening at the tip and a rubber bulb at the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dropper — noun Date: circa 1700 1. one that drops 2. a short glass tube fitted with a rubber bulb and used to measure liquids by drops called also eyedropper, medicine dropper • dropperful noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
dropper — /drop euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that drops. 2. a glass tube with a hollow rubber bulb at one end and a small opening at the other, for drawing in a liquid and expelling it in drops; medicine dropper. 3. a short haired dog that is a cross… … Universalium
eye dropper — dropper drop per, n. 1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leader above the bob or end fly. [1913 Webster] 2. A dropping tube, usually of glass or plastic with a narrow opening at the tip and a rubber bulb … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
medicine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. medicament, medication, remedy; therapy, physic; medical profession. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The healing profession] Syn. medical men, healers, practitioners, doctors, physicians, surgeons, osteopaths … English dictionary for students
