- Do|ver's powder
- Do|ver's powder «DOH vuhrz»,a medicine containing ipecac and opium, used especially to induce perspiration and reduce pain.╂[< Thomas Dover, 1660-1742, an English physician, who used it]
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pul|ver|ize — «PUHL vuh ryz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to grind to powder or dust. 2. to break to pieces; demolish: »The hurricane pulverized the houses on the beach. Figurative. to pulverize a wall of prejudice, Figurative. to pulverize the hopes of the… … Useful english dictionary
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