Cauterant

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cauterant \Cau"ter*ant\, n.
     A cauterizing substance.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cauterant
       n : an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for
           medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with
           a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by
           freezing it [syn: {cautery}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "cauterant":
     acid, actual cautery, brand, brand iron, branding iron, burning,
     calefacient, calefactive, calefactory, caustic, cauter, cauterizer,
     cautery, chafing, corrosive, electrocautery, escharotic, heating,
     hot iron, lunar caustic, mordant, moxa, potential cautery, radium,
     warming