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Minkowski (iou) and erthine (medicine)


Minkowski (iou)



Minkowski noun. E20.
[Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909), Russian-born German mathematician.]
Physics. Used attrib. with ref. to various concepts occurring in or arising from the work of Minkowski, esp. his theory that the universe has four orthogonal dimensions (the three spatial dimensions and time).

erthine (medicine)


erthine
<medicine> A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory.

Causing or increasing secretion of nasal mucus.

Origin: Gr.; in +, nose: cf. F. Errhin.

Source: Websters Dictionary