Attrahent

Attrahent
Attrahent At"tra*hent, n. 1. That which attracts, as a magnet. [1913 Webster]

The motion of the steel to its attrahent. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]

2. (Med.) A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a blister, an epispastic, a sinapism. [1913 Webster]


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