2 entries under this word

Ephratic

Ee-phræ'tie, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. ecphractique, Gr. ἐκφρακτι-κός, from ἐκφράσσειν, to remove obstacles, to open, from ἐκ, out, and φράσσειν, to inclose, block up.] (Med.) Serving to dissolve or attenuate, and so to remove obstructions; deobstruent. Harvey.

Ee-phræ'tic, n.

noun

n. (Med.) A medicine which dissolves or attenuates viscid matter, and removes obstructions; a deobstruent.