See Also: bromlife(medicine)

Grumbletonian (iou) and bromlife (medicine)


Grumbletonian (iou)



Grumbletonian noun & adjective. L17.
[from GRUMBLE verb after Muggletonian etc.]
A. noun.
Orig., a member of the Country Party in 17th-cent. English Politics, allegedly motivated by dissatisfied personal ambition. Later, a supporter of the Opposition. derog. L17-M19.
A grumbler. L18.
B. attrib. or as adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a Grumbletonian or Grumbletonians. L17-M18.

bromlife (medicine)


bromlife
<chemical> A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite.

Synonym: alstonite.

Origin: From Bromley Hill, near Alston, Cumberland, England.

Source: Websters Dictionary