Hip'po-crās, n.

n. [Fr. hĭppocras, hȳpocras, N. Lat. vinum hippocraticum, i. e., wine of Hippocrates;—so called by the apothecaries because it is supposed to be made according to the prescription of Hippocrates; but it may also have been formed from Gr. ὑπό, under, in composition, especially of the mixing of one thing with another, and κρᾶσις, a mixing, from κεραννύναι, to mix.] (Med.) A medicinal drink, composed of wine with an infusion of spices and other ingredient, used as a cordial.