Ăp'o-crŭs'tic1, a.
a. [Gr. ἀποκρουστικός, able to drive off, Diosc., from ἀποκρούειν, to drive off, from ἀπό and κρούειν, to strike, to drive.] (Med.) Serving as an astringent and repellent. Coxe.
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Apocrustic
Ăp'o-crŭs'tic2, n.
n. An astringent and repellent medicine. Coxe.