Usually means: Medicinal solution containing powdered opium.
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  1. paregoric: Merriam-Webster
  2. paregoric: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. paregoric: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. paregoric: Collins English Dictionary
  5. paregoric: Vocabulary.com
  6. Paregoric, paregoric: Wordnik
  7. paregoric: Wiktionary
  8. paregoric: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. paregoric: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. paregoric: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. paregoric: Dictionary.com
  12. paregoric (n.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. Paregoric: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Paregoric: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. paregoric: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. paregoric: Rhymezone
  17. Paregoric: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. paregoric: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  19. paregoric: FreeDictionary.org
  20. paregoric: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  21. paregoric: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. paregoric: TheFreeDictionary.com
  23. Paregoric: World Wide Words

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  1. paregoric: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. paregoric: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Paregoric: Merck Manuals
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. paregoric: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (paregoric)

▸ noun:  A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine consisting of camphorated tincture of opium.
▸ adjective:  Assuaging or soothing pain.

Similar:
camphorated tincture of opium, antalgic, propiram, phenomorphan, painkiller, antipodagric, opiate, acetorphine, phenampromide, pain killer, more...

Opposite:
stimulant, excitant, invigorant, tonic

Types:
laudanum, tincture of opium, morphine, codeine, more...

Phrases:
paregoric elixir, more...

Adjectives:
little, more, scotch, own, equivalent, medicinal, elixir, intellectual, straight, young
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Similar:
camphorated tincture of opium, antalgic, propiram, phenomorphan, painkiller, antipodagric, opiate, acetorphine, phenampromide, pain killer, more...

Opposite:
stimulant, excitant, invigorant, tonic

Types:
laudanum, tincture of opium, morphine, codeine, more...

Phrases:
paregoric elixir, more...

Adjectives:
little, more, scotch, own, equivalent, medicinal, elixir, intellectual, straight, young



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