menstruum

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menstruum

/ˈmɛn.stɹʊəm/ UK

noun menstruums · menstrua

historical, in plural The menses; menstrual discharge.
historical A solvent. Whenever any menstruum or other additament is employed, together with the fire, to obtain a sulphur or a salt from a body, we may well take the freedom to examine, whether or no the menstruum do barely help to separate the principle obtained by it...
Any liquid medium

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@misc{menstruum_2026,
  title = {menstruum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/menstruum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}