n.; pl. E. Menstruums L. Menstrua [ L. menstruus. See Menstruous. ] Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent. [ 1913 Webster ]
The proper menstruum to dissolve metal. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
All liquors are called menstruums which are used as dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients by infusion or decoction. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The use is supposed to have originated in some notion of the old chemists about the influence of the moon in the preparation of dissolvents. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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