dis|cu|tient

dis|cu|tient
dis|cu|tient «dihs KYOO shuhnt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
serving to disperse diseased matter: »

a discutient medicine.

–n.
a discutient medicine or agent.
[< Latin discutiēns, -entis, present participle of discutere; see etym. under discuss (Cf.discuss)]

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  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • tient — con·sen·tient; pa·tient·less; pre·sen·tient; quo·tient; sen·tient·ly; dis·sen·tient; pa·tient; sen·tient; con·sen·tient·ly; pa·tient·ly; pa·tient·ness; …   English syllables

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