Discutient

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

  Discutient \Dis*cu"tient\, a. [L. discutiens, p. pr. of
     discutere. See {Discuss}.] (Med.)
     Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive; as, a
     discutient application. -- n. An agent (as a medicinal
     application) which serves to disperse morbid matter. "Foment
     with discutiens." --Wiseman.


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