epicerastic

adjective

1. Relieving the harshness or bitterness of certain bodily humours; (loosely), soothing, emollient.

   obsolete, rare

   Epicerastic medicines obtund the acrimony of the humours, and mitigate the uneasy sensation thence arising.

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἐπικεραστικός (epikerastikós), from ἐπικεραννύναι (epikerannúnai, “to temper”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry epicerastic (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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