MATURATIVE
\mət͡ʃˈʊ͡əɹətˌɪv], \mətʃˈʊəɹətˌɪv], \m_ə_tʃ_ˈʊə_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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Maturing or ripening: (med.) promoting suppuration.
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A medicine promoting suppuration.
By Daniel Lyons
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.