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spagyric(dictionary)

canner (iou) and spagyric (medicine)


canner (iou)



canner noun. L19.
[from CAN verb2 + -ER1.]
A person who cans Food; a machine for canning Food. L19.
An animal whose flesh is suitable only for canned foods. Also, a fruit or vegetable suitable for canning. Chiefly N. Amer. L19.

spagyric (medicine)


spagyric


Relating to the paracelsian or alchemical system of medicine, which stressed the treatment of disease by various types of chemical substances.

Origin: G. Spao, to tear open, + ageiro, to collect